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Terms in Italian 6781-6790 of 10470

mitilo

/mee-TEEL-oh/
[Italian] plural mitili

Mussel with orange flesh held in blue-black shells.

mitili al'agro

/mee-TEEL-ee ahl AH-groh/
[Italian]

Mussels marinated in olive oil and lemon juice.

mitili ripieni

/mee-TEE-lee ree-PYEH-nee/
[Italian]

Mussels stuffed, usually with breadcrumbs mixed with herbs and flavourings, bound with egg and then baked.

mitilugghia

[Italian]

Sicilian raised pizza dough, fried and served with anchovies.

m’leina

/mleh-EE-nah/
[Italian]

A name in Emilia-Romagna for the oyster mushroom.

moccione

/moh-CHYOH-neh/
[Italian]

A name in Tuscany for the boletus, cep or porcino mushroom, often used in dried form in stews and stocks.

mocetta

/moh-CHEHT-tah/
[Italian]

Air-dried chamois meat from Valle d’Aosta. These days it is more likely to be made with beef.

mocetta valdostana

/moh-CHEHT-tah (vahl-doh-STAH-nah)/
[Italian]

Boneless leg of chamois air dried and salted in Valle d'Aosta and served thinly as an antipasto and similar to Bresaola. In fact, these days it is more likely to be domestic goat or beef.

mocnik (del Carso)

/MOHK-neek (dehl KAHR-soh)/
[Italian]

A soup from the Veneto thickened with cornflour (US: corn starch), eggs and butter.

Modena

/MOH-deh-nah/
[Italian]

Modena is a province and city of Emilia-Romagna, a region stretching from San Marino and Ravenna in the east to Piacenza in the west. Famous for Balsamic vinegar.