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Some Mouth Watering Italian Recipes
Anyone who has been to Italy will tell you that the food is absolutely divine.
Forget The Olive Garden and any other Italian restaurant you've ever been
to in the United States, there is nothing like a home-cooked meal in an Italian
home! What makes the food so special? Most likely it has to do with its simplicity
and the fresh ingredients grown under the hot Mediterranean sun. Many of the
best dishes I have tasted in Italy derived from the meals peasant families
ate during hard times. They are made with simple ingredients that can be found
in most Mediterranean vegetable gardens and markets. Here are some of my favorites.
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| Peperonata |
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A colorful, traditional dish with many serving
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| Minestrone |
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A special, thick and hardy version of the
classic Italian soup. |
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| Sugo
Finto |
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A thick vegetarian Marinara sauce that is
great on pasta or as the base for Chicken Cacciatore. |
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| Spezzatino |
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And you thought only the Irish could make a good beef stew? |
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A traditional, Neopolitan, layered potato casserole. |
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Common expressions:
| Could you pass the bread please? |
| Mi passi il pane perpiacere? |
| It's so good that I can't stop eating. |
| È così buono che non posso smettere di mangiare |
| What wine are we drinking? It's making me dizzy. |
| Che vino stiamo bevendo? Mi fà girare la testa. |
| Before I found that hair, the risotto seemed really delicious. |
| Prima di aver trovato quell capello, il risotto mi sembrava squisito. |
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