ITALIAN: Tuscan Glossary
Source of Recipe
By Sharon Bowers
List of Ingredients
AFFROGATO:"smothered," covered in a sauce
AGNELLO: lamb
AL FORNO: baked
ALLA GRIGLIA: grilled
ARROSTO: roasted
BOLLITO: boiled
CECI: chickpeas
CINGHIALE: wild boar
CONIGLIO: rabbit
DOLCE: dessert, sweet
FAGIOLI: beans
FAGIOLI ALL UCCELLETTO: "Beans in the style of little birds"--a Tuscan classic of beans cooked with sage and garlic
FEGATINI: livers, usually chicken livers
FINOCHIO: fennel
FREDDO: cold
FRITTA: fried
FUNGHI: mushrooms
INSALATA: salad
IN UMIDO: cooked "moist-style," stewed
MELANZANE: eggplant
MIAILE: pork
MISTA: mixed
POLLO: chicken
POLPO: octopus
SALE: salt; al sale, "cooked in salt," salt-crusted to hold in moisture
SFORMATO: a molded dish of a vegetable mixed with a thick cheesy white sauce
TONNATO: tuna
TORTA: cake or tart, sweet or savory
VITELLO: veal
ZUCCA: squashRecipe
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