Glossary of Menu Terms (Part 3)

SECONDO PIATTO

Carne

abbacchio(*) 仔牛のロースト
arrosto(*2) di vitello ロースとビーフ
bistecca ビーフステーキ
bistecca alla fiorentina(*3) コショウ風味のステーキ
brasato(*4) di manzo 牛肉の煮込み
costata(*5) al prosciutto ハム、チーズなどを詰めた肉料理
cotoletta alla milanese ミラノ風仔牛肉のカツレツ
polenta(*6) e coniglio コーンとウサギ肉のシチュー
pollo alla diavola(*7) 辛味のチキン料理
pollo arrosto ローストチキン
saltimbocca(*8) alla romana 生ハムを乗せた仔牛肉のソテー

(*)A Roman term for baby lamb, usually slaughtered between 30 and 60 days. It is cooked on a spit or roasted, usually flavored with rosemary, and is a specialty of Easter dinner.
(*2)= Roast, normally meat cooked in an oven or on a spit or grill.
(*3)Beef steak (though the term also applies to veal or pork chop), the best known version being bistecca alla fiorentina, a very thick, well-aged T-bone (lombata) rubbed with olive oil and cooked over charcoal.
(*4)Braised, usually beef cooked in red wine.
(*5)Rib steak of beef or veal, also called tagliata.
(*6)Cornmeal cooked slowly in water, milk or broth, then served as a porridge, side dish, or cooled and cut into firm squares, sometimes grilled, fried or sauced with tomato. There are many variations of this dish; mostly associated with winter and the cuisine of mountainous regions. Porridge-like pastes from buckwheat, farro or chestnut flour may also be called polenta.
(*7)"Devil's style," referring to hot seasoning or cooking over red hot coals, as with grilled chicken called pollo alla diavola.
(*8)"Leap in the mouth." Roman dish of veal scallopine layered with sage leaves and prosciutto, sautéed in butter and white wine or Marsala wine.
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Pesci e Frutti di Mare

anguilla alla veneziana ツナ・ソースのうなぎ料理
baccalà alla vicentina 玉ねぎ・パセリを入れたタラの煮込み
calamari ripieni 詰め物をしたいか料理
fritto misto di pesce 魚のミックスフライ
pesce alla griglia 魚のグリル
pesce in carpione(*) レモンを添えた冷たい川魚料理
sgombri(*2) in umido(*3) ワインで煮込んだ鯖
stoccafisso(*4) タラの干物とトマト・オリーブを煮込んだもの
zuppa di pesce 魚肉のスープ料理

(*)A treatment for freshwater fish, particularly carp, trout, and eel. To prepare in carpione means frying the fish in olive oil, then marinating it with vinegar and aromatic vegetables for up to one week. Carpione is usually presented as an appetizer. Source
(*2)Mackerel, a strong-flavored fish, often marinated and grilled.
(*3)Technique referring to slow cooking in a small amount of liquid, as in brasato, spezzatino, stracotto or stufato.
(*4)Stockfish（干物）, cod or other wind dried on poles, also called pesce stocco or simply stocco or stocche; often synonymous with salt-cured baccalà（干だら）.
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CONTORNO

Insalata(*), Verdura

Insalata di frutta フルーツ・サラダ
Insalata di frutti di mare シーフード・サラダ
Insalata mista ミックス・サラダ
Insalata paesana 田舎風サラダ
Insalata di rinforzo(*2) ナポリ風サラダ
Insalata russa ゆで野菜のマヨネーズ添え
Insalata verde グリーンサラダ
fave(*3) crude con pecorino ソラマメのペコリーノチーズ添え
patate fritte フライドポテト
spinaci al burro ほうれん草のバターソテー

(*)Salad, which may or may not include greens. Popular examples are insalata mista (mixed), insalata verde (greens only); insalata russa (mixed cooked vegetables diced with mayonnaise). Insalata di mare is a mix of cold seafood.
(*2)insalata di A salad prepared mainly in the southern half of Italy containing cauliflower, olives, pickled vegetables, anchovies, and other ingredients; the word rinforzo literally means "reinforcement."
(*3)Fava beans（蚕豆）, usually shelled and boiled or dried and reconstituted in water.

Frittata(*) オムレツ

frittata di formaggio チーズ・オムレツ
frittata con pomodore e mozzarella(*2) トマトとチーズのオムレツ
frittata primaverile 野菜入りオムレツ
frittata di zucchini ズッキーニ入りのオムレツ

(*)Eggs mixed with vegetables, meat or cheese and fried like a thick pancake on both sides (see omeletta).
(*2)Smooth, soft white cheese originally from milk of water buffalo (bufala), though cow’s milk fior di latte may also use the name. It is rubbery when fresh, eaten the same day. When older it is firmer, a good melting cheese for pizza and lasagna.
omeletta: Omelet, beaten eggs cooked thin and folded, often over a filling of vegetables, cheese, meat or fish; see frittata.
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