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1 In Italian cookery, which herb is the traditional main ingredient of pesto?
A Basil – pesto is a paste made of crushed garlic, pine nuts, salt, basil leaves, grated cheese such as Parmesan or pecorino sardo, and olive oil.
2 Originating in Italy, what kind of foodstuff is pecorino?
A Cheese – a hard cheese produced from sheep’s milk
3 What is the name of the Italian cupola-shaped cake, traditionally eaten at Christmas?
A Panettone – a type of sweet bread and fruitcake, originally from Milan
4 In Italian cookery, what are the soft dumplings made from semolina or wheat flour?
A Gnocchi – Pronunciation: “nyoh-kee”
5 Which Italian dessert (translation ‘cooked cream’) consists of cream, milk, and sugar set with gelatine?
A Panna cotta – a dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatine and moulded.
6 Which fruit is served with Parma Ham?
A Melon. Usually cantaloupe
7 In Italian cuisine what type of dish is a frittata?
A An egg dish, similar to an omelette
8 In Italian cuisine, what is a turnover of pizza dough filled with vegetables meat or cheese?
A Calzone – A calzone is essentially a folded pizza.
9 In Italian cuisine-what type of meat is prosciutto?
A Ham – a dry-cured ham only made from the hind legs of pigs
10 The whey of which Italian cheese (means re-cooked in English) is made from sheep or buffalo milk?
A Ricotta.