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Le dolce / The desserts

Learn the Italian language the desserts vocabulary A1

  • La torta (The cake)
  • La crostata (The tart / The jam pie)
  • Il pan di Spagna ( The sponge cake)
  • La cheesecake (The cheesecake)
  • La sfogliatella [The sfogliatella (Neapolitan pastry)]
  • Il babà (The rum baba)
Learn the Italian language the desserts vocabulary A1

  • Il biscotto (The cookie / The biscuit)
  • L’amaretto [The amaretto (almond cookie)]
  • Il cantuccio [The cantucci (almond biscotti)]
  • La frollina (The shortbread cookie)
Learn the Italian language the desserts vocabulary A1

  • Il budino (The pudding)
  • La panna cotta (The panna cotta)
  • La mousse (The mousse)
  • Il semifreddo [The semifreddo (half-frozen dessert)]
  • Il flan (The flan / The crème caramel)
Learn the Italian language the desserts vocabulary A1

  • Il cioccolato (The chocolate)
  • La cioccolata calda (The hot chocolate)
  • La pralina (The chocolate praline)
  • Il cioccolatino (The chocolate candy)
  • La crema al cioccolato (The chocolate cream)
Learn the Italian language the desserts vocabulary A1

  • Il tiramisù (The tiramisù)
  • Il cannolo [The cannolo (Sicilian pastry)]
  • Il torrone (The nougat)
  • La zeppola [The zeppola (fried dough, often for St. Joseph’s Day)]
  • La cassata [The cassata (Sicilian ricotta cake)]
Learn the Italian language the desserts vocabulary A1

  • Il panettone [The panettone (Christmas cake)]
  • Il pandoro [The pandoro (Christmas dessert)]
  • La colomba [The colomba (Easter dove-shaped cake)]
  • I maritozzi [The maritozzi (sweet buns with cream)]
Learn the Italian language the desserts vocabulary A1

  • Il gelato (The ice cream)
  • Il sorbetto (The sorbet)
  • Il granita [The granita (Sicilian crushed ice dessert)]

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Preparare il cibo / Preparing food