Foodie Vocab #14: Gnocchi
Every Friday at Chew on That, we test your foodie vocabulary by quizzing you on a new foodie word and supply delicious recipes to match!
This week’s word is: gnocchi (noun).
Please choose the most appropriate definition for gnocchi. (No cheating!)
a.) a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavors.
b.) a chopped herb condiment typically made of garlic, parsley, and lemon zest
c.) a variety of salami commonly believed to have originated in the area of Genoa, Italy.
d.) dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce.
I said no cheating!
If you chose d.) dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce, then you are correct!
Delicious Gnocchi Recipes:
Brown Butter Gnocchi with Spinach and Pine Nuts
Squash Gnocchi with Marjoram
Sandy’s Quick Gnocchi
Michaelangelo’s Potato Gnocchi
Lou Bruno’s Restaurant Fourth Generation Gnocchi
Previous Foodie Vocab Lessons:
Bosc
Roux
Ratatouille
Chiffonade
Pappardelle
Ceviche
Clafoutis
Raita
Panna Cotta
Granita
Remoulade
Panzanella
Verrine
Tags: food vocab, food words
I love this idea to test peoples knowledge about food. Although I have made Gnocchi before there are lot’s of foodie words that I need to become better aquatinted with. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Posted by Cheri at October 3rd, 2009, 3:13 amGnocchi is one of the greatest things there is! I wish it weren’t such an art to make it by hand- I know a lot of people who’ve tried, and it’s been gluey.
Posted by Lele at October 4th, 2009, 5:51 pm