SAY IT IN ITALIAN - A PRONOUNCING GUIDE FOR COOKING INGREDIENTS

Italian	How to pronounce	English
ABBACCHIO	Ah BAH kyoh	Lamb
AGLIO	AHL yoh	Garlic
AGNELLO	ahn YEH low	Lamb
AL DENTE	Ahl DEN teh	To the tooth
ASIAGO	Ah see AH go	A sharp cheese
BACCALA	Bah kah LAH	Salt cod
BAGNA CAUDA	BAHN yah COW dah	A vegetable dip (hot bath)
BASILICO	Bah SEE lee koh	Basil
BEL PAESE	BEL pah AY say	A table cheese
BIETOLE	Bee EH toh leh	Swiss chard bundles
BISTECCA	Bee STEH kah	Beef steak
BOLOGNESE	Boh loh NYEH she	In the style of Bologna
BRACIOLA	Brah CHO lah	Flank steak
BRICIOLE	BREE cho leh	Crumbs
BUCATINI	Boo kah TEE nee	A pasta
CACCIATORA	Cah cha TOH rah	Hunter-style
CALZONE	Kahl TSOH neh	Filled bread
CANNOLI	Kahn NOH lee	A pastry
CARCIOFI	Kar CHO fee	Artichokes
CARPACCIO	Car PAH cho	Beef appetizer
CASARECCIO	Cah sah REH cho	Home-style bread
CASTAGNE	Kah STAHN yeh	Chestnuts
CHIANTI	Kee AHN tee	A red wine
CIALDE	CHAHL deh	Anise cookies
CINGHIALE	Cheen gee AH leh	Wild boar
CIOPPINO	Cho PEE noh	Seafood stew
CIPOLLE	Chee POL leh	Onions
CONIGLIO	Koh NEEL yoh	Rabbit
COPPA	KOH pah	A sausage
COTEGHINO	Koh the GEE noh	Sausage
FAGIOLI	Fah JOH lee	Beans
FETTUCCINE	Feh too CHEE neh	Pasta noodle
FIORENTINA	Fyoh ren TEE na	In the style of Florence
FOCACCIA	Fo KAH chah	Flat bread
FONDUTA	Fon DOO tah	Cheese sauce or dip
FONTINA	Fon TEE nah	A cheese of piedmont
FORMAGGIO	For MAH joh	Cheese
FRAGOLE	FRAH goh leh	Strawberries
FREGOLATI	Freh goh LAH tee	Crumbs
FUNGHI	FOON gee	Mushrooms
GENOVESE	Jeh noh VEH she	In the style of Genoa
GIARDINIERA	Jahr dee NYAIR rah	Pickled vegetables
GNOCCHI	NYOH kee	Dumplings
GRANCHIO	GRAHN kyoh	Crab
GRIGNOLINO	Green yo LEE noh	A red wine
INGLESE	Een GLAY seh	English style
INSALATA	Een sah LAH to	Salad
LENTICCHIE	Len TEEK yeh	Lentils
LINGUINE	Leen GWEE nee	Pasta noodle
MAIALE	My AH leh	Pork
MARE	MAH reh	Sea
MARINARA	Mah ree NAH rah	A sauce
MASCARPONE	Mas kar POH neh	Cream cheese
MELANZANE	Meh lahn TSAH neh	Eggplant
MILANESE	Mee lah NEH seh	In the style of milon
MORDERE	MOHR deh reh	To bite
MOSTACCIOLO	Mohs tah CHO lee	A pasta tube
MOZZARELLA	Moh tsah REH lah	A cooking cheese
ORECCHIETTE	Oh reh KYET the	Pasta ears
ORVIETO	Or vee AY toh	An Umbrian wine
OSSO BUCO	Oh sah BOO koh	Veal shanks
PANCETTA	Pahn CHET tah	An Italian bacon
PANDOLCE	Pahn DOL cheh	Sweet bread
PANE	PAH neh	Bread
PANETTONE	Pah neh TOH neh	Sweet bread
PANFORTE	Pahn FOR teh	A confection
PARMIGIANO	Pahr mee JAHN oh	In the style of parma
PASQUA	PAHS kwah	Easter
PATATE	Pah TAH teh	Potatoes
PAVESE	Pah VEH seh	In the style of pavia
PEPERONCINI	Peh peh rohn CHEE nee	Small green peppers
PESCE	PES sheh	Fish
PIGNOLI	Peen YOH lee	Pine nuts
PINZIMONIO	Peen zee MOH nyoh	Type of salad
PIZZELLE	Pee TSEL leh	Star cookies
POLLO	POHL loh	Chicken
POMODORI	Poh moh DOH ree	Tomatoes
PORCHETTA	Por KET tah	Roast suckling pig
PROSCIUTTO	Proh SHOOT tah	A flavorful ham
PRUGNE	PROON yeh	Plums
RICOTTA	Ree KOH tah	Cheese
RIGATONI	Ree gah TOH nee	Pasta tubes
RIPIENI	Ree PYEH nee	Stuffed
RISOTTO	Ree SOH toh	Rice dish
SALSICCIA	Sal SEE chah	Sausage
SALTIMBOCCA	Sahi teem BOH kah	A veal dish
SCALOPPINE	Skah loh PEE neh	Small thin pieces
SCHIACCIATA	Skee yah CHAH tah	Flat bread
SOAVE	Soh AH veh	A white wine
SOGLIOLE	Sahi YOH leh	sole
STRACCIATELLA	Strah cha TEL lah	A soup
STRACOTTO	Strah KOH toh	stew
TACCHINO	Tah KEE no	Turkey
TAGLIARINI	Tahl yah REE nee	Pasta noodle
TAGLIATELLE	Tahl yah TEL leh	Pasta noodle
TALEGGIO	Tah LEJ oh	Cheese
TONNATO	Tohn NAH tah	Cooked with tuna sauce
TORTELLINI	Tor teh LEE nee	Stuffed pasta
TRIPPA	TREE pah	Tripe
UMIDO	OO mee doh	Stewed
UOVO	WOH  voh	egg
VERDICCHIO	Ver DEEK yoh	Dry wine
VERMICELLI	Vehr mee CHEH lee	Thin spaghetti
VITELLO	Vee TELL loh	Veal
VONGOLE	VOHN go leh	Clams
ZABAGLIONE	Tzah bahi YOH neh	Dessert of beaten eggs
ZUPPA	TSOO pah	soup