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Find the meaning of Italian food terms that you see in recipes and on our cooking courses in Tuscany

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There are currently 146 names in this directory beginning with the letter I.
iceberg
a (of lettuce) iceberg
idromele
mead
idroponico
a hydroponic ieri adv yesterday
igienico
a hygienic
imballaggio
packing
imbandire
(of table &c) to prepare
imbarilare
(of wine &c) to barrel
imbevere
to soak with
imbevibile
a undrinkable
imbevuto
a soaked (in)
imbianchire
(of vegetables &c) to blanch
imbiondire
(of butter &c) to lightly brown
imboccare
(of baby) to spoon-feed
imbottare
(of wine &c) to barrel
imbottigliare
to bottle
imbottigliato
a bottled
imbottire
(of sandwich &c) to fill
imbottito
a filled; stuffed
imbrecciata
lentil/chick-pea/haricot bean soup
imburrare
to butter
imburrato
a buttered
imbussolare
to wrap
imbuto
a funnel immangiabile a uneatable, inedible
immaturo
a unripe
immergere
to immerse in; to dunk
impacchettamento
wrapping
impagliatura
(of poultry &c) stuffing
impanare
(of cutlets &c) to bread
impanato
a (of cutlets &c) breaded
impanatura
(of cutlets &c) breading
impastamento
kneading
impastare
to knead
impastatura
kneading
impasto
pastry; batter; paste; dough; mixture; duff; – per frittelle pancake impazzire vi (of hollandaise &c) to separate; to curdle
importazione
import
imposta
tax
impregnare
to impregnate; to soak
impregnato
a impregnated; soaked
improvvisare
to improvise; (of meal) to cobble together
impurita
impurity
inacetire
to turn [ ] to vinegar
inacidire
(of milk &c) to go sour; to go off
inasprirsi
(of milk &c) to turn
incapsulamento
(of bottle &c) capsulation
incassare
(of cheque) to cash
incattivire
(of fruit &c) to go off
incavo
(of bowl/spoon) hollow
inchiostro
(of fish) ink
incisione
incision
includere
include
incorporare
to mix; to blend; to whisk-in; to fold-in; to rub-in
incrocio
(of breed) cross; crossbreed
incrostazione
(of wine) crust; deposit; sediment
indigesto
a indigestible
indirizzo
address
indivia
endive
individuale
a (of portions &c) individual
indomani (I’)
the day after
indorare
to coat (with)
industria casearia
dairy farming
inebriante
a (of wine &c) heady
infarcire
(of poultry &c) to stuff
infarinare
to flour
infarinatura
a flouring
infiascare
to flask
infilare
to string; to slide into
infilzare
(of meat &c) to spike
infittire
(of sauce &c) to thicken
informale
a (of dress) informal
infornare
to place [ ] in oven
infrangibile
a unbreakable
infrollire
(of game &c) to hang; to tenderize
infuocato
a aflame
infusione
infusion; herbal tea
infuso
infusion; herbal tea
ingestione
ingestion
Inghilterra
England
inghiottire
to swallow
inglese
a English; colazione all’- English breakfast; zuppa – (of dessert) trifle
ingoiare
to swallow
ingordigia
gluttony
ingordo
gluttonous
ingozzare
to swallow; to gulp down
ingrassamento
(of animals) fattening
ingrassare
(of animals) to fatten-up
ingrediente
ingredient; admixture
ingresso
entrance
ingurgitare
to swallow
inossidabile
stainless steel
inox
stainless steel; a (of steel) stainless
insaccare
to make into sausage
insaccato
salami; sausage
insaccatura
sausage-making
insalata
salad; lettuce; cespo d’- head of lettuce; – iceberg iceberg lettuce; – di [patate] [potato] salad; – di mare seafood salad; – mista mixed salad; – russa Russian salad; – verde green salad; lettuce
insalatiera
salad bowl; large bowl
insapore
a tasteless; flavourless
insaporire
to flavour; to season
insaturo
a unsaturated
inscatolare
to can; to tin
inscatolato
a canned; tinned
insipidezza
(of flavour) tastelessness
insipido
a tasteless, insipid, bland
insulso
a tasteless
intagliatore
(of person) carver
integrale
a wholemeal; (of ricei brown)
integratore alimentare (vitaminico)
dietary (vitamin) supplement
intensita
(of flavour &c) intensity; fullness; richness
intenso
a (of flavour) full; rich
interdetto
a prohibited
interno. (all’)
a (of table position) indoor
intero
a (of milk) whole; full cream
intervallo
di mezzogiorno nm lunch-hour
intestino
intestine; – crasso large intestine
intingolo
sauce; appetising dish
intrattenitore
entertainer
intridere
to soak
intruglio
brew
inumidire
to dampen; to add a little liquid
invalido
a disabled
invecchiare
(of cheese/ wine) to age; to mature
invecchiato
a (of cheese/wine) mature; aged
inverno
winter
invertito
a (of sugar) invert
invidia
endive
invitare
to invite
invitato
guest
invito
invitation; invitation card
involtino (messicano)
beef olive; ~ di (of meat) stuffed; – primavera stuffed meat roll; ham-stuffed veal slice
inzuccherare
to sugar inzuccherato a sweetened; sugar-coated
inzuppare
to dunk; to dip
inzuppato
a dunked
ipercalorico
a high-calorie
ipermercato
hypermarket
ipocalorico
a low-calorie
ippoglosso
halibut
irrancidire
to go rancid; to go off
ischiana (all’)
a (of fish) olive oil/lemon/oregano baked
ispessimento
(of sauce) thickening
ispessire
(of sauce) to thicken
istantaneo
a (of soup/coffee) instant
istrice
hedgehog
istruzioni operative
operating instructions
Italia
Italy
italiano
a Italian
ittiocolla
isinglass
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