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pasta 'ncasciata

/PAH-stah n-kah-SHYAH-tah/
[Italian]

A dish from Sicily of pasta with any of several ingredients, depending on the area and the food that is available. It means that the pasta, usually maccheroni, is mixed with ingredients such as tomatoes, anchovies, pancetta, aubergine (US: egggplant), salami or perhaps meatballs, or whatever is available in a shallow casserole and then topped with grated Parmesan cheese and baked. The dish may first be lined, for instance with slices of aubergine (US: eggplant), and the whole thing turned out before being served.

pasta 'ncasciata alla siciliana

/PAHS-tah un-kah-SHYAH-tah ahl-lah see-cheel-YAH-nah/
[Italian]

A dish from Sicily of pasta with any of several ingredients, depending on the area and the food that is available. It means that the pasta is mixed with ingredients such as tomatoes, anchovies, pancetta, aubergine (US: egggplant), salami or whatever is available in a shallow casserole and then baked. The dish may first be lined, for instance with slices of aubergine (US: eggplant), and the whole thing turned out before being served.

pasta per cani

/PAH-stah pehr KAH-nee/
[Italian]

Pasta for dogs. Don’t buy this in a supermarket in a fit of enthusiasm. It is pasta for dogs. Yes. Dogs.

pastarasa

/pah-stah-RAH-sah/
[Italian]

Small sized gnocchi made with breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan cheese, flavoured with nutmeg and bound with egg, used in soups in Emilia-Romagna.

pasta reale

/PAH-stah reh-AH-leh/
[Italian]

"Royal paste." A Sicilian name for marzipan.

pasta reale

/PAH-stah reh-AH-leh/
[Italian]

"Royal paste." Very small soup dumplings cooked in the broth.

pasta ripieni

/PAH-stah ree-PYEH-nee/
[Italian]

Stuffed pasta

pasta ro bagnu

[Italian]

A dish from around Syracuse in Sicily consisting of anelletti baked in a crust with a rich ragù mixed with béchamel sauce or fried aubergine (US: eggplant). This dish was traditionally taken to the beach around the feast of the Assumption, 15th August.

pasta romana

/PAH-stah roh-MAH-nah/
[Italian]

A focaccia like bread found in Rome.

pastasciutta

/PAH-stah-SHYOO-tah/
[Italian]

"Dry pasta", as opposed to "pasta in brodo." It is boiled and served with a sauce.