Food Words
Not sure what almond means? Below you'll find the definition for almond along with other less familiar food words on this menu.

Almond : Almond is a nut with an oval, brown, hard skin that is usually used in cooking.

Arugula : An assertive salad green with peppery, somewhat bitter overtones.

 

Gratin : Any dish covered with cheese or buttered breadcrumbs and baked or broiled.

Insalata : Italian for salad.

 

Pancetta : Cured Italian bacon.

Panna cotta : Italian egg custard.

 

Ragu : Tomato and meat sauce from Bologna.

Risotto : Italian dish made from rice cooked by intermittently adding small amounts of stock or broth. Other ingredients are added as required.

 

Tagliatelle : What they call fettuccine born in northern Italy.