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Terms in Italian 5641-5650 of 10470

impastato/impastata

/eem-pah-STAH-toh/
[Italian]

Kneaded. Smeared.

impasto

/eem-PAH-stoh/
[Italian] plural impasti

Dough (US: batter)

impastoiata

/eem-pah-stoh-YAH-toh/
[Italian]

A dish from Umbria of polenta and beans often served with tomato sauce.

impepata di cozze

/eem-peh-TAH-tah dee KOHTS-tseh/
[Italian]

A dish from Naples and Campania of mussels cooked in just their own juices, perhaps a very little sea water with lots of black pepper and sometimes chillis. Served with lemon.

Imperia

/eem-peh-REE-ah/
[Italian]

Imperia is a province and town of Liguria, a region along the coastline in the north west of Italy.

imposata

/eem-poh-SAH-tah/
[Italian]

A cream cheese similar to Ricotta, usually sweetened and served as part of a stuffing for cannoli.

in acqua pazza

/een AH-kwah PAHTS-tsah/
[Italian]

"In crazy water." In southern Italy this indicates that a dish has been cooked in sea water or salt water. Particularly found in Naples.

in agrodolce

/ahl-lah-groh-DOL-cheh/
[Italian]

A sweet and sour sauce made from vinegar, caramelised sugar, water, wine, garlic and capers, herbs and spices, with any of a number of ingredients such as pine nuts and sultanas; often served with vegetables or rabbit or duck. The emphasis is on bitterness rather than sourness.

in bianco

/een BYAHN-koh/
[Italian]

As bianco is often used to mean "plain", this expression describes pizzas made without using tomatoes, pasta without sauce or seasoning or fish which is boiled and served very simply with oil, melted butter and lemon juice.

in bottiglia

/een boht-TEEL'yah/
[Italian]

Bottled. In a bottle.