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Terms in Italian 1541-1550 of 10470

birra scura

/BEER-rah SKOO-rah/
[Italian] plural birre scure

Stout, dark beer. Bitter.

birreria

/beer-reh-REE-ah/
[Italian] plural birrerie

Brewery. Public house. Bar room.

bisato

/bee-SAH-toh/
[Italian] plural bisati

A name in the Veneto for the eel, often sautéed with a bay leaf.

bisato alla veneziana

/bee-SAH-toh ahl-lah veh-neh-TZYAH-nah/
[Italian]

A dish from the Veneto of sliced eel marinated with bay leaves in oil, fried, sometimes coated with a sauce of tomatoes and wine and served with polenta.

bisato in tecia

/bee-SAH-toh een TEH-chah/
[Italian]

A dish from the Veneto of sliced eel marinated with bay leaves in oil, fried, sometimes coated with a sauce of tomatoes and wine and served with polenta. Tecia is a name for a frying pan in the Veneto.

bisato sull'ara

/bee-SAH-toh sool LAH-rah/
[Italian]

A dish from the Veneto of eel baked with bay leaves. An "ara" is a space over a kiln in Murano used for making glass.

biscieùla

/bee-shee-eh-OO-laH/
[Italian]

A sweet cake made with yeast, raisins and candied fruit. A sort of light panettone from Lombardy.

biscione

/bee-SHYOH-neh/
[Italian]

An almond pastry from Emilia-Romagna.

biscottato

/bee-skoht-TAHT-toh/
[Italian] plural biscottati

This is bread which is twice-baked, giving it a crisp, crunchy texture.

biscotto al cucchiaio

/bee-SKOHT-toh ahl kook-KYAH-yoo/
[Italian] plural biscotti al cucchiaio

"Spoon biscuit." Sponge finger. Lady finger. So-called because, before the invention of the piping bag, they were shaped by dropping the mixture from a spoon or cuillère. Sponge fingers are often used in making desserts such as charlottes.