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Scaloppine (plural and diminutive of scaloppa—a small escalope, i.e., a thinly sliced cut of meat) [1] is a type of Italian dish that comes in many forms. It consists of thinly sliced meat, most often beef , veal , or chicken , that is dredged in wheat flour and sautéed in one of a variety of reduction sauces .
Some people add grated carrots or capsicum along with onions to the mixture. Moussaka (μουσακάς) Casserole made of (typically fried) aubergine, potato, and spiced minced meat. There are other, less common variations besides eggplant, such as zucchini. The modern version of the dish was created by the Greek chef Nikolaos Tselementes in ...
Greek cuisine is the cuisine of Greece and the Greek diaspora. [1] In common with many other cuisines of the Mediterranean , it is founded on the triad of wheat , olive oil , and wine . [ 2 ] It uses vegetables , olive oil , grains, fish , and meat , including pork , poultry , veal and beef , lamb , rabbit , and goat .
An escalope (UK: / ˈ ɛ s k əl ɒ p / ESK-əl-op, US: / ɪ ˈ s k ɑː l ə p, ˈ ɛ s k əl oʊ p / isk-AH-ləp, ESK-əl-ohp, French:), also scallop in the US (not to be confused with the shellfish), is traditionally a piece of boneless meat that has been thinned out using a mallet or rolling pin [1] [2] or beaten with the handle of a knife, or merely butterflied.
Gastronomy, by Archestratus Modern portrait bust of Archestratus. Archestratus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχέστρατος Archestratos) was an ancient Greek poet of Gela or Syracuse, Magna Graecia, in Sicily, who wrote some time in the mid 4th century BCE, and was known as "the Daedalus of tasty dishes".
The name comes from the Greek γύρος (gyros, 'circle' or 'turn').It is a calque of the Turkish döner, from dönmek, also meaning "turn". [7]In Athens and other parts of southern Greece, the skewered meat dish elsewhere called souvlaki is known as kalamaki, while souvlaki is a term used generally for gyros, and similar dishes.
Sicilian cuisine is the style of cooking on the island of Sicily. It shows traces of all cultures that have existed on the island of Sicily over the last two millennia. [ 2 ] Although its cuisine has much in common with Italian cuisine , Sicilian food also has Greek , Spanish , Jewish , Maghrebi , and Arab influences.
Italian cuisine has its origins in Etruscan, ancient Greek and ancient Roman cuisines. Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and maize, now central to the cuisine, but not introduced in quantity until the 18th century. [2] [3]