Southern Europe Food Terms

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The first course of a traditional Italian dinner. Antipasto means “before the meal.”







From Italy, a deep fried pastry tube with a mixture of ricotta cheese & shaved chocolate



From Greece, are grape leaves rolled with rice and ground meats.



From Italy, are potato dumplings



From Spain, is a confection made from almond paste and sugar. Brought by the Moors.



From Greece, is sliced eggplant baked in custard sauce.



From Spain, a dish or rice seasoned with saffron and mixed with meat and seafood.







From Italy, a thickened corn meal that often replaces pasta.



From Spain, are small snacks, very popular and quite varied.



From Portugal, that are the basis of numerous hot sauces.



ď ˝ Catalonia’s

adventurous cooks make stews of a half dozen kinds of shell fish plus almonds and hazelnuts.



A dark spicy, pork sausage spiced with garlic, peppers, and juniper berries and smoked and dried.



ď ˝

a Spanish soup made with coarsely pureed tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, greep perrpers, olive oil, and vinegar



ď ˝

An elaborate Spanish stew of vegetables, beef, lamb, ham, poultry, spicy sausage, beans, & starch



Caldo Verde ď ˝

From Spain, a popular vegetable soup, consisting of finely shredded kale and mashed potatoes in a broth seasoned with garlic & pepper.


ď ˝

What is the primary ingredient in a number of Greek dishes?


ď ˝

Lemon juice is the primary ingredient in a number of Greek dishes.



ď‚—

A Greek dish of eggplant slices, layered with a mixture of ground lamb, onions, garlic, tomato sauce, and cinnamon, and baked in a custard or white sauce.


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Egg yolks Lemon juice Flavor soups & stews Serve with veggies & fish


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Egg yolks Lemon juice Flavor soups & stews Serve with veggies & fish



ď‚—

A popular Turkish technique in Greece.









ď ˝

Firm to the bite


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