Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Dairy Products / I Latticini
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| ITALIAN | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| l’asiago | hard, aromatic grating cheese |
| Bel Paese | soft, mild cheese |
| il burro | butter |
| il caciocavallo | dense, mild cow's cheese from southern Italy |
| il carnia | soft, yellow cheese with a sharp taste |
| il caseificio | dairy |
| la crescenza | fresh, buttery cheese made from cow's milk |
| il dolcelatte | smooth, creamy blue cheese, milder than gorgonzola |
| la fontina | mild cheese from Valle d'Aosta |
| il formaggio | cheese |
| il gorgonzola | flavored, pungent, creamy white cheese with green mold |
| il gruviera | Italian version of Swiss Gruyere cheese |
| il latte | milk |
| il latte scremato | skim milk |
| il lattemiele | whipped cream, sweetened |
| il mascarpone | very rich, with a texture similar to cream cheese |
| la mozzarella | mild, fresh cheese |
| il Parmigiano–Reggiano | grating cheese from cow's milk |
| il pecorino | grating cheese made from sheep's milk |
| il provolone | mild cheese made from sheep's milk, similar to mozzarella but firmer |
| la ricotta | fresh cheese that resembles very small–curd cottage cheese |
| la robbiola | soft, unripened cheese made from cow's milk |
| lo stracchino | soft, creamy off–white cheese |
| il taleggio | rich, semi–soft cheese made from cow's milk |
| le uova | eggs |
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