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In Italy, a ragù made this way is usually served in separate courses -- pasta with sauce first, then the meat as a main course, usually served simply with some kind of complementary vegetable dish (I've always loved the term contorni -- loosely translated, a vegetable dish that fits the flavor contours of the main course).
unknown title 2009
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This has to be the best deal for both quality and value, with a set menu that works at night as well as for lunch, where you can feast off a huge plate of steaming tagliatelle smothered with a rich homemade Bolognese ragù, followed by tasty grilled sausages, a contorni (side dish) of vegetables, plus a quartino (small carafe) of house wine, all for €11.50.
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One can, however, become disenchanted with contorni of roasted potatoes, kumara and parsnip or with honey-coloured puddings of lemons, pears and apples.
Archive 2008-08-01 Shaun 2008
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I have only ever used chickpeas either in hummus or in a Tyler Florence contorni whereby chickpeas comingle languorously on the stovetop with cauliflower, tomatoes, ginger, curry powder, and coriander from Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors.
Presto Pasta Nights: Pasta e Ceci Shaun 2007
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I got a verdura, a salad and two of the vegetable contorni.
Augieland: 2005
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I got a verdura, a salad and two of the vegetable contorni.
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KLEINPAUL, Florenz in Wort und Bud (Leipzig, 1888); MORENI, Notizie istoriche dei contorni di Firenze (Florence, 1790-96); OLIPHANT The
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Other items include most salads, barley risotto, spinach canelloni and contorni $5 vegetable sides
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Other items include most salads, barley risotto, spinach canelloni and contorni $5 vegetable sides
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Viaggio sul Reno e ne suoi contorni di P. Bertolo.
actung commented on the word contorni
From Wikitionary: "Vegetables, when served with a meal."
February 14, 2011
bilby commented on the word contorni
Plural of Italian contorno, a side dish of vegetables.
February 15, 2011