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? Al dente Risotto Pesto Undonde

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? Frittata Pasta e fajole Risotto 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? Bocconcini Pesto Marsala 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? Pesto Cannoli Manicotti Lasagna

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? Pesto Mexo Miso Gnocchi

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? An aged cheese A house in Tuscany A soft drink A fortified wine

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? Polenta Garlic mayonnaise Balsamic vinegar Pesto

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