The Language of La Cucina Italiana
around the Kitchen
Bicchiere - glass
Calice - wine glass Ciotola - bowl Coltello - knife Cucchiaio - spoon Cucina – kitchen Cuocere – to cook Cuoco - chef Forchetta - fork Forno - oven Padella – frying pan Piatto - plate Piatto fondo - bowl Tazza - cup Tovagliolo - napkin |
Common Ingredients
Acqua - water
Aceto - vinegar Albumi - egg white Amaro - bitter Ananas - pineapple Anice - anise Arachidi - peanuts Arancia - orange Biscotti - cookies Buccia di limone - lemon peel Burro - butter Cannella - cinnamon Cacao - cocoa Cachi - persimmon Castagne - chestnuts Ciliegie - cherries Cioccolata - chocolate Cioccolata fondente - bar chocolate for baking (semi-sweet to bitter) Chiare - egg white Cocco - coconut Farina - flour Farina di mais - cornmeal Fichi - figs Formaggio - cheese Fragole - strawberries Lamponi - raspberries Latte - milk Lievito - any rising agent (yeast, baking powder) Limoncello - Lemon flavored liqueur Limone - lemon Mandorle - almonds Mele - apple Menta - mint Miele - honey More - blackberries Noce - walnuts Nocciole - hazelnuts Noce moscata - nutmeg Pangrattato - bread crumbs Pera - pear Pesche - pears Prugna - prune Olio di semi - oil from seeds such as sunflower oil Olive - olive Panna - cream Pepe - pepper Pinole - pine nuts Riso - rice Rosmarino - rosemary Rossi d'uovo - egg yolk Sale - salt Scorza di limone - lemon peel Succo - juice Scorza di limone - lemon peel Spremuta - juice Tuorlo - egg yolk Uova - egg Uva - grape Uva sultanina - raisins Vanillina - vanilla Vaniglia - vanilla Vino - wine Zucchero - sugar Zucchero di canna - cane sugar, brown in color Zucchero velo - powdered sugar |
Recipe Vocabulary
Aggiungere - to add
Battere - to beat Biologico - organic Bollire - to boil Composto - mixture Farina Integrale - whole wheat Gonfiere - to swell Grattugiato - grated Imburrare - to butter Impasto - dough Infarinate - to flour Limone spremuto - lemon juice Liscia - smooth Mescolare - to mis, blend Mettere - to put Montare la panna - to whip Morbido - soft Omogeneo - homogenized Ottenere - to obtain Piano - slow Pizzico - pinch Polvere - powder Sbattere - to beat Secchi - dry Sfoglia - sheet of pastry Tagliare - to cut Tostate - toasted Versare - to pour |