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Terms in Italian 7011-7020 of 10470

mùstica

/MOOS-tee-kah/
[Italian]

Tiny newborn anchovies, salted and dried and preserved with chillis in oil.

musto cotto

/MOO-stoh KOHT-toh/
[Italian]

Must, or the residue left after pressing, cooked down into a syrup. Used in the making of some Marsala or as a dressing.

mylloi

/migh-LOH-ee/
[Italian]

An Ancient Roman sesame seed and honey cake found in Sicily.

nadalin

/nah-dah-LEEN/
[Italian]

A star-shaped cake from Verona in the Veneto traditionally available around Christmas.

nano

/NAH-noh/
[Italian]

Semi fino rice. Italian medium length round grain rice used for hors d’oeuvres and boiled as a side dish. Varieties include Vialone and Padano.

napo

[Italian] plural napi

Turnip

Napoli

/NAH-poh-lee/
[Italian]

Napoli is a province and port and capital town of Campania, a region around Naples. Naples is known throughout the world for its food, which was carried, particularly to North America by the poor of southern Italy, who went their to find a new way of life, taking their cuisine with them. Particularly well known are the pizza, ice cream and foods with tomatoes and aubergines (US: eggplant).

Nardi

/NAHR-dee/
[Italian]

Brand name of a good producer of spirits, particulary Grappa.

Nasco (di Cagliari)

/NAH-skoh/
[Italian]

A variety of wine grape producing DOC semi-sweet, amber wines and sherry-style wines around Cagliari in Sardinia.

nasello

/nah-SEHL-loh/
[Italian] plural naselli

Hake