Glossary

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uardi e fasui bean and barley soup

ubriaco Literally "drunken," it refers to dishes containing large amounts of alcohol.

uccelletto Indicates the dish has been cooked with sage or bay leaves. This is the traditional method of preparing small game birds (uccelletto in Italian), and has lent its name to dishes like fagiolini all'uccelletto, which is comprised of cannellini beans, tomato, and sage.

umbrici fat, handmade spaghetti from Umbria

** Glossary created with the help of "Dictionary of Italian Cuisine", written by Maureen B. Fant and Howard M. Isaacs. (The Ecco Press: New Jersey, 1998).