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Africani refers to a light crispy Tuscan cookies with a dark brown exterior. It is made in Greve, Tuscany.

Africani which literally means "africans" is pronounced "ah-free-kah-nee"

Agglassato refers to a Sicilian dish of of braised beef that is caramelized in Marsala.

Agglassato is an Italian term which means "glazed food" is pronounced "ahg-glahs-sah-toh"

Acquacotta is the Italian term which literally means "cooked water", referring to a vegetable soup from Tuscany, Italy that is poured over a slice of bread.

It refers to soup made

Agresto it refers to the juice from green or unripe grapes used to make a sauce of the same name (agresto sauce), widely used from the 14th to the 16th century.

Agretto refers to a grassy spring vegetable from Northern Italy.

Aperitivo is the Italian term for aperitif, or pre-meal
drink. Aperitif in Italy may

  1. Apfelküchel
  2. Appiattire
  3. Arancia rossa
  4. Astaco