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Vocaboliamo - La pasta - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Who doesn't love pasta? Marika talks about this extremely popular Italian food: the history, where it's produced, and how to cook it.

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Caption 60 [it]: sia per la vendita locale
Caption 60 [en]: whether for local sale

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L'Italia a tavola - Timballo di cicoria - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Italians love leafy-green vegetables, and especially in the south, there's the predilection for bitter greens, such as chicory. Chicory lends a special taste to this casserole dish, with scamorza [cheese] and cured ham that offset the mildly bitter taste of the chicory. Anna and Marika show us the ingredients and tools we need.

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Caption 58 [it]: Abbiamo coltelli per tagliare sia la provola che la cicoria...
Caption 58 [en]: We have knives to cut both the provola and the chicory...

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L'Italia a tavola - Risotto alla milanese - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna and Marika show us the ingredients and utensils necessary for making the classic risotto alla milanese (Milanese style rice). The star of the show is the precious zafferano (saffron), whose history Anna tells us about.

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Caption 9 [it]: Esatto. L'importante è che sia un riso per risotti.
Caption 9 [en]: Exactly. The important thing is that it be rice for risotto.

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L'Italia a tavola - La pappa al pomodoro - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here we go with the actual preparation of this very simple, but very delicious dish. Tomatoes, olive oil, and bread are rarely missing from a Tuscan household and pappa al pomodoro is just one way these ingredients go together. Anna gives us some interesting nutritional information about tomatoes and there's also a little musical performance by our chefs. Message from Marika: If you use a bouillon cube in the recipe, watch the salt!

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Caption 29 [it]: L'importante è che sia biologico e sano.
Caption 29 [en]: The important thing is that it's organic and healthful.

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L'Italia a tavola - Penne alla Toma Piemontese - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika and Anna show us the steps involved in creating this hearty dish from the Piedmont Region.

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Caption 30 [it]: In questo caso saleremo sia l'acqua che le patate.
Caption 30 [en]: In this case, we'll salt both the water and the potatoes.

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L'Italia a tavola - Penne alla Toma Piemontese - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Ready for a new recipe? We're in Piedmont, and this recipe is definitely not low-calorie. But it's perfect for those cold winter days in the mountains.

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Caption 33 [it]: un formaggio che sia uno s'... un semi stagionato
Caption 33 [en]: a cheese that is... a semi matured

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L'Italia a tavola - Il frico friulano - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

You don't need much to make this recipe from the north of Italy. It's best with aged cheese, however, and even leftover rinds will do. Anna and Marika tell us about the ingredients and utensils necessary.

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Caption 42 [it]: È questa la sua caratteristica. -Quindi l'importante è che il formaggio sia stagionato.
Caption 42 [en]: This is its characteristic. -So, the important thing is that the cheese is aged.

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Adriano - Pizzeria Pinocchio - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano places his order at Dublin's Pinocchio restaurant, and it looks delicious.

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Caption 32 [it]: Spero che questo video vi sia piaciuto,
Caption 32 [en]: I hope you've enjoyed this video,

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Marika spiega - L'insalata di pasta - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika finishes explaining how to make a delicious pasta salad, so you'll be ready to give it a try in your own kitchen. Buon appetito!

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Caption 35 [it]: Perché servirà sia come decorazione che come sapore in più.
Caption 35 [en]: Because it will be used as both a decoration and as an extra taste.

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Adriano - Pizzeria Pinocchio - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano has left his native Palermo and is now living in Dublin. He takes us to his favorite Italian restaurant in Dublin's downtown area.

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Caption 48 [it]: Spero che questo video vi sia piaciuto e vi aspetto al prossimo. Ciao.
Caption 48 [en]: I hope you've enjoyed this video and I'll catch up with you in the next one. Bye.

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Marika spiega - L'insalata di pasta - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here's a summer recipe that uses simple but good ingredients.

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Caption 49 [it]: che ci servirà sia per salare la pasta che per condire la nostra insalata.
Caption 49 [en]: which we'll need both to salt the pasta and season our salad.

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L'olio extravergine di oliva - Spremuto o franto?

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Tuscan

Lisetta and Alessio show us how they like to taste their new, freshly pressed olive oil. Since oil can be used uncooked to dress salads, or used as cooking oil, they call the uncooked oil olio crudo (raw oil).

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Caption 4 [it]: Non perché l'altro olio non sia buono, ma
Caption 4 [en]: Not because the other oil isn't good, but,

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Marika spiega - La frutta e la verdura - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika takes us through the vegetables used in Italian cooking. Buon appetito!

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Caption 10 [it]: Il peperone è ottimo sia cotto, che crudo.
Caption 10 [en]: Peppers are excellent whether cooked or raw.

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Marika spiega - La frutta e la verdura - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika names some of the delicious fruits available in Italy. In general the fruits themselves are feminine, while the plants on which they grow take the masculine form.

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Caption 1 [it]: Ciao. Si dice che la natura sia perfetta.
Caption 1 [en]: Hi. They say that nature is perfect.

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Adriano - fa colazione

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Have breakfast with Adriano! He gives us a vast menu of possibilities for starting out the morning right.

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Caption 53 [it]: Spero che vi sia piaciuto e vi auguro una buona giornata.
Caption 53 [en]: I hope you've enjoyed it and I hope you have a good day.

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