Italian Cooking Terms

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1. When pasta is boiled just until you feel resistence on your tooth when you test it for doneness, it's commonly known as what? Pesto Undonde Risotto Al dente

2. What are you making when you mix eggs and thinly cut up vegetables (like potatoes and broccoli) and fry or bake them in a skillet? Risotto Frittata Pasta e fajole Ricotta

3. You're in the grocery store or Italian market and see small fresh balls of mozzarella floating in a liquid. What's the correct name for what you're looking at? Marsala Bocconcini Pesto Rigatoni

4. You are making a popular Italian dish. You've layered wide flat noodles, ricotta, parmesan (or reggiano), sauce and sometimes ground beef into a pan and then you're going to bake it. What yummy meal are you making? Cannoli Pesto Lasagna Manicotti

5. You are crushing fresh basil leaves, garlic, pecorino or parmesan, olive oil and pine nuts together. You plan to pour the resulting mixture over your pasta. What are you making? Gnocchi Miso Pesto Mexo

6. What is "gnocchi"? Dumplings Cheese Salty fish A dessert

7. Antipasto is most often eaten as an appetizer. True False

8. What is marsala? A house in Tuscany An aged cheese A fortified wine A soft drink

9. Aioli is delicious on cold or grilled veggies and fish, crabcakes and other shellfish. It's yummy on potatoes and artichokes too. But what is it? Pesto Polenta Garlic mayonnaise Balsamic vinegar

10. Mozzarella, Parmigiano, ricotta, gorgonzola and provolone are all examples of what? Pasta Cheese Sauce Antipasto