Speak Summer
French: L’été Spanish: Verano Italian: L’estate Going out for tapas? You might see a “tinto de verano” on the menu. “Vino tinto” refers...
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Speak Asparagus
Italian: asparago French: asperge Spanish: espárrago Tis the season- you will start to see a lot of asparagus on menus!
Speak Salad
Salad in the romance languages pretty much sounds like….salad. Regardless if you find yourself in a bistro, tapas bar or trattoria and...
Food Fact: Linguine
Linguine, one of our favorite pastas, means “little tongues” Funny thing to think about when you are eating some! #foodfact
Speak Pepper
Even though in English we use the word pepper for both the vegetable and the spice, other languages generally have two different, though...
Food Fact: Tiramisu quite the “Pick-me-up”
Tiramisu (tira-mi-su) means “pick-me-up” in Italian. Legends say it was created outside of brothel in Venice to give its clients that...
Speak French-Spanish-Italian: Rice
French: Riz Spanish: Arroz Italian: Riso Italian rice, riso, turns into risotto when the special grains are worked vigorously to...
Speak Italian
Assaggiare = to taste un Assaggio = a taste un Assaggino = a little taste Sentence: Vuoi assaggiare un po’ della mia pasta speciale? ...
Speak French
Pain de Mie means: Bread of the Crumb (Pain = bread, Mie= Crumb). Pain de Mie is great sandwhich bread and for French Toast!
Speak French
Meat: La Viande Sentence: “Je suis un carnivore, passez-moi la viande s’il vous plaît.” Translation: I am a carnivore, please pass the...
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