Travel Reference
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Pane e coperto
'Bread and cover' charges range from €1 to €6 at most restaurants.
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Piatto del giorno
Dish of the day.
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Antipasto
A hot or cold appetiser. For a tasting plate of different appetisers, request an
antipasto misto
(mixed anti-
pasto).
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Primo
First course; usually a substantial rice, pasta or
zuppa
(soup) dish.
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Secondo
Second course; either
carne
(meat) or
pesce
(fish).
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Contorno
Side dish; typically
verdure
(vegetables).
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Dolce e Frutta
'Sweet and fruit,' consisting of either
torta
(cake), pudding or fresh fruit.
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Nostra produzione (or fatti in casa)
Made in-house; used to describe anything from bread and pasta to
liquori
(li-
queurs).
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Surgelato
Frozen; usually used to indicate fish or seafood that has not been freshly caught.
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