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Terms in Italian 6441-6450 of 10470

marmellate di albicocche

/mahr-mehl-LAH-teh dee ahl-bee-KOHK-keh/
[Italian] plural confetture di albicocche

Apricot jam (US: jelly).

marmitta

/mahr-MEET-tah/
[Italian]

A tall stock pot with a narrow top, which reduces evaporation. This also refers to dishes cooked in it.

marmitta torinese

/mahr-MEET-tah toh-ree-NEH-seh/
[Italian]

Hearty vegetable soup from Turin with lots of potatoes, onions and garlic, served over slices of bread and with grated Parmesan cheese.

marmora

/mahr-MOH-rah/reh/
[Italian] plural marmore

"Marble." Striped sea bream. This firm fish eats well and is good grilled.

marĂ²

/mah-ROH/
[Italian]

A paste of finely chopped raw broad beans (US: fava beans) with cheese, garlic, oil and mint.

Marosticana

[Italian]

A variety of cherry which is red and white in colour and crisp in texture.

marro

/MAHR-roh/
[Italian]

A dish from Aquila of lamb's intestines cooked with garlic, diavolicchio and rosemary, similar to torcinelli.

marronata

/mahr-roh-NAH-tah/
[Italian]

Marronata is a chestnut tart

marron buono

/BWOH-noh/
[Italian] plural marron buoni

"Good." A large variety of chestnut, particularly grown in the castanetum of Monte Amiata.

marroni

/mahr-ROH-nee/neh/
[Italian] plural marrone

Large chestnut. To peel chestnuts the hard outer skins need to be slit and then the chestnuts roasted or grilled until these skins crack. They can then be peeled off and the chestnuts boiled for ten minutes, after which it should be relatively easy to rub off the inner, papery brown skin.