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dentice con funghi

/dehn-TEE-cheh kohn FOONG-ee/
[Italian]

"Dentex with mushrooms." Dentex, a type of sea bream (US: porgy), sautéed and then baked and served with sautéed mushrooms, garlic and onions.

dentice occhione

/ohk-KYOH-neh/
[Italian]

Large eyed dentex. A deep water fish with large eyes.

denti di cavallo

/DEHN-teh dee KAH-vahl-loh/
[Italian]

"Horse's teeth." A type of pasta used in Tuscany which consists of short fat tubes of rigatoni.

dentino dorato

/dehn-TEE-noh doh-RAH-toh/
[Italian] plural dentini dorati

Hedgehog fungus. Cream-coloured mushrooms, excellent to eat, easily found in woods from late summer to late autumn (US: fall). They have a sort of downy white stem leading up to a cap which is centrally depressed and under which are masses of little spines, giving the mushroom its English name. It is quite a good mushroom to collect as it is easily distinguished from other mushrooms, is a relative of the chanterelle, and, like it, has good flavour and good retention of texture on long cooking.

desinare

/deh-see-NAH-reh/
[Italian]

Dinner. Evening meal. The midday meal is generally the longest of the day while the evening meal is usually lighter.

diablotin

/dee-ah-bloh-TEEN/
[Italian]

"Little devil." Small chocolate sweets made famous in Turin.

di allevamento a terra

/dee ahl-leh-vah-MEHN-toh ah TEHR-rah/
[Italian]

Free range

diamanti

/dyah-MAHN-tee/
[Italian]

"Diamonds." Diamons-shaped pasta

Diano d'Aba

/DYAH-noh DAH-bah/
[Italian]

A small town in Piedmont where dry red DOC wines are made from Dolcetto grapes.

diavoletti

/dyah-voh-LEHT-tee/
[Italian]

A name in Calabria for a peperoncino, a small red hot chilli from the south of Italy and used much in its cuisine. It is grown in huge quantities in Basilicata, the Marche and Calabria.