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GLOSSARY - ITALIAN-ENGLISH - T TO Z
tacchino: turkey
tagliatelle: flat egg noodles
tamarindo: tamarind, a fruit with
acid pulp used in preserves,
but most commonly as a thirst-quenching drink
tarocco, tarocehi (also torocco):
blood orange(s)
tartelette: flaky filled pastry,
served as antipasto
tartufo: truffle; - nero: black
truffle; - bianco: white truffle; - di mare: clam-like
shellfish
te', the': tea
tegame: frying pan; al tegame:
cooked in the pan
tellini (Tuscany): cockles
testa: head; - di maiale: pig's
head; - di vitello: calf's head
timballo: casserole, mold
timo: thyme
tonno: tuna fish
topinamburo: Jerusalem
artichoke
tordi: thrushes
torrone: nougat torta: cake
tortellini: small stuffed rings of pasta served in
broth or sauce
totani: cuttlefish
tramezzino: small sandwich
trancia: slice
trenette: shoelace thin noodles,
usually served al pesto
triglia: red mullet
trippa: tripe
trota: trout
tuorli: egg yolks
uccelletti, uccellini: small birds; uccellini scappati,
uccelletti matti: rolled veal birds
(in) umido: stewed in a gravy, usually with tomato and
herbs
uova: eggs; - alla coque:
boiled eggs; - sode: hard boiled eggs; ----- fritte: fried
eggs; - in camicia, affogate:
poached eggs; - strapazzate: scrambled eggs
uva: grapes
uva secca, uvetta: raisins
vaniglia: vanilla
vermicelli: very thin spaghetti
vermut: vermouth
vincisgrassi: variation of baked
lasagne, layered with cheeses, and meat sauce
vino, vini: wine, wines; bianco:
white wine; rosso: red wine; 'da tavola', 'comune', 'locale',
'nostrano': local or table wine
vini passiti: sweet dessert wines made from dried
grapes
vitello: milk-fed, very young veal
vitellone: young beef
vongole: clams
wiener, wurstel: hot dog or small sausage
youart: yoghurt
zabaglione, zabaione: egg
yolks, sugar, and Marsala whipped frothy over low heat
zafferano: saffron
zampa: foot
zampone: highly spiced pork
sausage, encased in the skin of the forefeet (a specialty of
Modena)
zeppole (di San Giuseppe): cream puff type sweets eaten
on St. Joseph's Day in Rome
zucca: pumpkin
zucchero: sugar
zucchine: squash
zuppa: soup; ---- di pesce: fish stew;
----- inglese: custard pudding and cake;
trifle
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