Describes foods, especially pasta, cooked only until soft enough to eat, but not overdone. The Italian translation is "to the teeth."

Usually used in ground form, allspice has a flavor like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Allspice is used in both savory and sweet dishes.

refers to appetizers served before the main meal. Antipasto literally means "before the pasta.

a cow's milk cheese made in northern Italy. Mild nutty flavor when young, more pronounced with age.

the word barbecue refers to a social gathering where the carcass of an animal is roasted whole.

Italian cookie often hard in texture and lightly flavored with anise.

mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth and uniform.

refers to "little fresh Mozzarella balls" Mozzarella cheese is produced in Albruzzi-Molise and Campania and is made from fresh cows milk. Mozzarella is the larger of the balls of cheese prod [..]

Garlic and Olive Oil topped toasted bread sometimes topped with chopped Tomatoes and Basil.

is a traditional Italian meal (e.g. Chicken Cacciatore) in which vegetables are cooked in a hearty sauce with meat.