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Terms in Italian 6021-6030 of 10470

lepre crostata

/LEH-preh kroh-STAH-tah/
[Italian]

A dish from Valtellina in Lombardy of hare spit-roasted with cream and then coated with crushed amaretti sbriciolati biscuits (US: cookies).

lepre in agrodolce

/LEH-preh een ah-groh-DOHL-cheh/
[Italian]

Hare cooked in a sweet and sour sauce with sultanas, wine vinegar and sometimes chocolate.

lepre in salmi

/LEH-preh een SAHL-mee/
[Italian]

A very rich version of jugged hare, marinated in red wine and vinegar with herbs and sometimes spices and stewed.

lepre in umido

/LEH-preh een oo-MEE-doh/
[Italian]

Stewed hare, for which there are almost as many recipes as there are hares.

lepudrida

/leh-poo-DREE-dah/
[Italian]

A hearty soup-cum-stew from Sardinia made with meat and vegetables.

lessare

/lehs-SAH-reh/
[Italian]

To boil

lessato/lessata

/lehs-SAH-toh/
[Italian] plural lessati/lessate

Boiled. Boiled meat.

lessato valdostana

/lehs-SAH-toh vahl-doh-STAH-nah/
[Italian]

"Boil of Valle d'Aosta." A dish of meat and local sausage boiled in a sealed pot.

Lessino Durello

/lehs-SEE-noh doo-REHL-loh/
[Italian]

A DOC region of the Lessini hills in the Veneto producing particularly dry white wines, mostly Spumante, from Durello grapes.

lesso

/LEHS-soh/
[Italian] plural lesse

Boiled (meat), especially in the north in regions such as Trentino, Lombardy and Piedmont.