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Italian
CSCA - Lazio, Umbria, Marche
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BUCATINI ALL’AMATRICIANA | Spaghetti-length tubular pasta with a sauce of guanciale (cured pig jowls), ripe tomatoes, onions and hot pepper from Amatrice. |
| FETTUCCINE AL BURRO | Ribbon-shaped egg pasta with grated cheese and lots of butter. |
| GNOCCHI ALLA ROMANA | Semolina gnocchi (not potatoes) made with milk, eggs, butter, cheese and salt. |
| SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA | Guanciale (pork jowl), beaten egg yolks, grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. |
| ABBACCHIO | Milk-fed baby lamb which has never tasted grass; an Easter dish. |
| BRODETTO | Fish soup made with up to a dozen different kinds of seafood. |
| PORCHETTA | Suckling pig roasted whole on spit. |
| SALTIMBOCCA | Thin slices of veal with sage and prosciutto sautéed in butter and braised with white wine. |
| CARCIOFI ALLA GIUDEA | “Jewish style artichokes”; deep fried romanesco artichokes seasoned with lemon juice, salt and pepper, originally enjoyed by Rome’s Jewish ghetto population. |
| OLIVE ALL’ASCOLANA | Giant olives from Ascoli stuffed with meat, eggs, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, then breaded and fried . |
| CARCIOFI ROMANESCO DEL LAZIO | IGP variety of artichoke popular in Lazio. |
| PECORINO ROMANO | Firm, sharp cheese, white or straw-colored, made from sheep's milk curdled with lamb rennet. |
| STRACCIATELLA | Egg drop soup; eggs, flour, grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. |
| SUPPLÌ AL TELEFONO | Croquettes of rice with mozzarella cheese. |
| ORVIETO CLASSICO | DOCG pale, dry white wine from Umbria. |
| VERDICCHIO | Flavorful white wine enjoyed with fish. From Le Marche. |
| FRASCATI | A gold colored wine from the Castelli Romani in Lazio. |
| EST! EST!! EST!!! | Notable white wine from the northern town of Montefiascone. |