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GLOSSARY - ENGLISH-ITALIAN - DEF

dandelion:cicoria
Danish lobsters:scampi
dates:datteri
dates (fruits) of the sea:datteri di mare (similar to mussels)
dentex:dentice (similar to pompano)
desserts:dolci
dishes:piatti; - caldi (hot dishes); - freddi (cold dishes)
dough:pasta; - all'uovo (egg dough); - asciutta (served cooked in any form except soup); per dolci, pasticcio (dough for pastries)
doughnuts:fritelle, sfinge, zeppole (di San Giuseppe)
duck:anitra
dumplings:gnocchi (made from flour, spinach, ricotta cheese, potatoes, corn meal, semolina; baked with butter and cheese, or boiled and sauced)

eel:anguilla; ciri(u)ola (small); capitone (large)
egg flip:zabaglione, zabaione (egg yolks, sugar, Marsala, whipped over low heat)
egg noodles:fettuccine, pasta all'uovo, tagliatelle
eggplant:melanzane; eggplant hors d'oeuvre: caponata
eggs:uova; - alla coque (boiled); - fritte (fried);
- in camicia, affogate (poached); - sode (hard boiled); - strapazzate (scrambled)
endive:indivia (escarole type);
- del Belgio (Belgian endive)
escarole:escarola, scarola

fennel:finocchio
figs:fichi
filet:filetto
fish:pesce
fish soup or Stew:brodetto, cacciucco (Livorno), zuppa di pesce
flour:farina; - di riso (rice flour)
fondue:fonduta
foot:zampa
fork:forchetta
frap pe':frappe' (thick mix of fruit, milk, sugar, crushed ice, blended by machine)
fresh:fresco
fried:fritto; - misto alla romana (mixed fried foods: brain, artichokes, liver, veal steaks, heart, sweetbreads, etc.); fritto misto (or frittura) di pesce (mixed fried fish)
fritter:fritella
frog fish:boldro, pescatrice, rospo (or coda di rospo)
frogs:rane
fruit:frutta; - di stagione (in season)
fruit cocktail:macedonia di frutta
fruit juice:succo di frutta,
fry (mixed):fritto misto, frittura di pesce (fish)
frying pan:tegame; al -(cooked in the pan)

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