Italian Cuisine Trivia Questions
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What Italian word, related to minestrina, describes a thick vegetable soup?
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minestrone
What is the most popular Italian salami used as a pizza topping?
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pepperoni
What type of flat noodle is wider than fettuccelle but narrower than fettucce?
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fettuccine
What Italian word for 'medley' refers to a soup that features a variety of vegetables?
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minestrone
What grain is commonly used in making the Italian dish risotto, where it is cooked in broth?
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rice
What type of pasta derives its name from the Italian word for string, 'spago'?
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spaghetti
What type of hollow Italian pasta is known as fischietti, typically associated with a feather in your cap?
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macaroni
What rubbery Italian cheese is often used as a key ingredient in dishes like pizza and lasagna?
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mozzarella
What basil, garlic, and pine nut sauce is added to vegetable soup to make Minestrone alla Genovese?
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pesto
What is the primary ingredient, aside from heated olive oil, in the sauce aglio e olio?
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garlic
What pizza turnover from Naples has a name that translates to 'trouser leg' in English?
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calzone
What is the name of the ring-shaped pasta often stuffed with meat and cheese that is a specialty of Bologna, Italy?
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tortellini
Saltimbocca, an Italian veal dish, is seasoned with sage and topped with slices of what type of ham?
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prosciutto
What is the name of the Italian pasta that means 'small tubes' and consists of large tubes filled with meat or cheese?
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cannelloni
What Italian dish can be made from a large amount of cornmeal and resembles porridge?
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polenta
What are the round dumplings, commonly made from potatoes or flour, and usually served with a sauce in Italian cuisine?
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gnocchi
What is the name of the simple Italian sauce that features basil, garlic, cheese, olive oil, and pine nuts and is a specialty of Genoa?
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pesto
What is the name of the Italian dish that is similar to an omelet, often cooked with vegetables, and served open-faced?
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frittata
What is the name of the flat pasta dish in a creamy sauce that was named after a Roman restaurateur?
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fettuccine alfredo
Which purple vegetable, along with veal, is commonly prepared alla parmigiana?
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eggplant
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