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Wild Card
100
Peppers that have a mild sweet flavor and can range in spiciness.
What is pepperoncini?
100
In order to get the freshest ingredients, Italians prefer to shop this way.
What is daily?
100
This tubular pastry shell is filled with a sweet creamy filling.
What is a cannoli?
100
This climate is characterized by warm summers and cool winters.
What is Mediterranean.
100
Cannoli, pizza and light pasta dishes come from this Italian Region.
What is South/Southern?
200
Polenta, a traditional northern Italian dish is made mostly of this.
What is corn or cornmeal.
200
The name for a coffee bartender.
What is barista?
200
This popular food was created or "invented" in Naples, a southern Italian city.
What is pizza?
200
This influence effects foods eaten during holidays like Lent and Good Friday.
What is religion.
200
Grilled meats are most common in this region of Italy.
What is a Central?
300
This refers to a family of uncooked sausages.
What is salami?
300
The Geographic regions Italy is broken into (in terms of climate, culture & cuisine).
What is Northern, Central & Southern.
300
A sparkling water from the mountains of Milan.
What is Pellegrino?
300
Examples of this influence are 1) The Spanish introduced the tomato to Europe and 2) The Renaissance was a time of rebirth for art, food & culture.
What is a History.
300
80% of Italians identify themselves as being this religion.
What is (Roman) Catholic?
400
This is the Italian word for "ham". (Panchetta is the Italian word for "bacon")
What is prosciutto?
400
Coffee was not invented in Italy but coffee ____________ as we know it was. This includes things like lattes and coffee shops.
What is coffee CULTURE.
400
Pasta is served throughout Italy, this is one thing that can be done to flavor the pasta and speed up the boiling process.
What is adding salt to the water as it boils?
400
You will find this type of cuisine in most regions of Italy but MOSTLY the central and South because of the region (and because it is a Peninsula).
What is seafood.
400
This mountain range that borders Northern Italy.
What is the Alps.
500
Foods that can be found on an antipasto platter (list 3).
What is Pepperoncini, mozzarella cheese, olives, meats?
500
Italians are a very proud nation of people, they hold a strong allegiance to their _____________ of origin.
What is region or city?
500
Fresh pasta (like homemade gnocchi) cooks ______________ than dried pasta.
What is more quickly.
500
These are examples of food that grow due to the geography of Italy.
What are evergreens, pine nuts, grapes, lemons, herbs and seafood.
500
These are (3) examples of foods found commonly in Northern Italian cuisine.
What are meat, eggs, cheese, butter---heavier dishes.
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