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An Italian-style antipasto Maccheroni all'amatriciana. Pasta is the archetypal primo. A Lombard brasato di maiale is considered a second course. A cup of espresso typically consumed after a meal. A structure of an Italian meal in its full form, usually used during festivities: [4] [41] Aperitivo the aperitivo opens a meal, and it is similar to ...
The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee; [4] Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half of the 15th century.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italian: Festa dei Sette Pesci) is an Italian American celebration of Christmas Eve with dishes of fish and other seafood. [1][2] It is not a "feast" in the sense of "holiday", but rather a grand meal. Christmas Eve is a vigil or fasting day, and the abundance of seafood reflects the observance of abstinence from ...
Corsini family. Princely Coat of arms of the Corsini family. The House of Corsini is the name of an old and influential Italian princely family, originally from Florence, whose members were elected to many important political and ecclesiastical positions, including that of a Pope. [1]
For the help page regarding IPA for Italian dialects, see Help:IPA/Italian dialects. This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Italian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Italian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Cookbook: Alfredo Sauce. Media: Fettuccine Alfredo. Fettuccine Alfredo (Italian: [fettut'tʃiːne alˈfreːdo]) is a pasta dish consisting of fettuccine tossed with butter and Parmesan cheese, which melt and emulsify to form a rich cheese sauce coating the pasta. [1] Originating in Rome in the early 20th century, the recipe is now popular in ...
In bocca al lupo (pronounced [in ˈbokka al ˈluːpo]; lit. "into the wolf's mouth") is an Italian idiom originally used in opera and theatre to wish a performer good luck prior to a performance. The standard response is crepi il lupo! (IPA: [ˈkrɛːpi il ˈluːpo]; "may the wolf die") or, more commonly, simply crepi! ("may it die"). [1]
Primo (Italian pasta course) Place of origin. Italy. Media: Pasta al forno. Pasta al forno (lit. 'pasta to the oven', i.e. 'baked pasta') or timballo di pasta is a typical dish of Italian cuisine, made of (usually short) pasta covered with béchamel sauce, tomato sauce and cheese, and cooked in the oven.