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GLOSSARY - ITALIAN-ENGLISH - DEF

dadini: cubes or croutons
datteri di mare: sea-dates, like mussels
(al) dente: (pasta or rice) cooked firmly
dentice: dentex, similar to pompano
dolce: sweet
dolci: sweets, cakes
dorato: golden brown, sometimes breaded
dragoncello: tarragon

entrecote: rib steak
erbe: herbs
erbetta: parsley (Rome)
escarola: escarole

fagiano: pheasant
fagioli: kidney beans, white beans
fagiolini: string beans
farcito: stuffed
farina: flour;
----- d'avena:oatmeal;
----- gialla: cornmeal;
----- di riso: rice flour
fava: broad bean
fegato: liver; alla veneziana: liver sauteed with onions
fegatini di pollo: chicken livers; alla salvia: with sage
(ai) ferri: grilled
fette, fettine: slices
fettine dorate: fried bread, southern style
fettuccine: thin egg noodles;
----- alla romana: with butter and Parmesan cheese
fichi: figs
filetto: filet
finocchio: fennel
fiocchi di granturco: comfiakes
focaccia, fogaccia: pizza crust
fondi di carciofi: artichoke bottoms
fonduta: fondue
fontina: medium tangy cheese
forchetta: fork
forrnaggio: cheese
forno, al forno: roasted or baked
fragole: strawberries
fragoline dei boschi: tiny wild strawberries
fragoline di mare: baby octopi
frappe': frappe' (whipped coffee or ice cream)
frattaglie: interior organs and minor parts, such as giblets, tail, marrow, heart, etc.
freddo: cold
fresco: fresh, uncooked, raw
friggere: to fry
fritella: fritter or doughnut; fried squares of cheese-filled pasta
frittata: omelette
fritto: fried
fritto misto (alla romana): mixed fried foods: brain, artichokes, liver, veal steaks, heart, sweet-breads

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