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Italian
CSCA - Lazio, Umbria, Marche
Term | Definition |
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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. |