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Pasta
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These pickled vegetables are most commonly served as part of an antipasto platter.
What is Giardiniera?
100
These are Sicilian fritters made from chickpea flour and other ingredients. They are a popular street food in Palermo, very similar to the panisse of Nice.
What are Panelle?
100
This has been cooked on a stovetop until the milk solids are toasted and take on a nutty, caramel flavor.
What is brown butter?
100
Paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt, used in Japanese cooking.
What is miso?
100
A typical, ring-shaped pasta of Sicilian origin.
What is Anelletti?
200
This is an air-dried, salted beef, lean and tender, with a sweet, musty aroma.
What is Bresaola?
200
Dried and salted cod.
What is baccalà?
200
A fermented Italian fish sauce made with anchovies and salt, and then allowed to ferment in wooden barrels.
What is Colatura?
200
Traditionally, this term refers only to roe from wild sturgeon in the Caspian Sea and Black Sea.
What is Caviar?
200
This pasta shape.
What are Culurgiones?
300
This is a traditional Italian green sauce made with parsley, lemon zest and garlic. Ours also has carrot tops added.
What is gremolata?
300
A term for froth or foam, usually one that is created specifically with the use of a siphon bottle.
What is spuma?
300
This Sicilian olive is famous for its green color, irresistible buttery-sweet flavor, and crisp, meaty texture.
What is a Castelvetrano?
300
A species of wild onion native to the woodlands of North America
What are ramps?
300
Incredibly rich and creamy, the flavors of this cheese are sweet and pungent, from the Aosta valley.
What is Fontina?
400
With a texture that can best be described as somewhere between a soufflé and flan, THIS almost always includes eggs...but additional ingredients are up to the cook. Popular savory flavors include spinach, peas, or potatoes, but sweet renditions made with zabaglione, fruit, or chocolate are not uncommon.
What is sformato?
400
A very soft, acid-set, Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
What is mascarpone?
400
A lacy, cheesy, crunchy cracker that is a quick and easy appetizer or snack.
What is Provolone Frico?
400
A traditional Provençal dish of braised artichokes in a warm and slightly tangy white-wine broth.
What is barigoule?
400
These tend to be larger and more oblong in shape than white potatoes.
What are Russet potatoes?
500
This cheese is very similar to fromage blanc or mascarpone or a little like cream cheese. It is made of cow, sheep and goat milk. Generally from the Langhe region of Piedmont.
What is Robiola Fresca?
500
Name this vegetable (and the dish it is in for brownie points).
What is kohlrabi?
500
This has a pale, white color, when compared to it's cow counterpart. The fact that it has a slightly higher fat content and lower water content means its texture is more dense. You will also find these flavors in mozzarella cheese...
What is Buffalo Butter?
500
Edible red algae seaweed that is roasted or dried for food consumption.
What is nori?
500
Developed in Canada, these are a cross between a North American white potato and a wild South American yellow-fleshed one.
What is the Yukon Gold potato?