Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made or covered with Parmesan cheese.
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- noun cooking, in combination A cooking style in which a main ingredient is combined with
cheese and coated withtomato sauce before being baked. - adjective
Cooked orserved withParmesan cheese .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The ability to simultaneously read Vernon Geberth and eat eggplant parmigiana is possibly a sign that I should have pursued that career in forensic anth after all, isn't it?
how did i know that this would be my fate? stillsostrange 2007
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Bartolomeo has all the Italian-American specialties we all love — sausage and peppers, meatballs, chicken parmigiana — all set and ready to go.
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I'm up for any of these dishes -- or for her voluptuous eggplant parmigiana -- next time Lidia plans to spend an afternoon at the stove.
Rozanne Gold: Lidia's Italy in America Rozanne Gold 2011
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I'm up for any of these dishes -- or for her voluptuous eggplant parmigiana -- next time Lidia plans to spend an afternoon at the stove.
Rozanne Gold: Lidia's Italy in America Rozanne Gold 2011
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I'm up for any of these dishes -- or for her voluptuous eggplant parmigiana -- next time Lidia plans to spend an afternoon at the stove.
Rozanne Gold: Lidia's Italy in America Rozanne Gold 2011
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In France, they're a vital component of ratatouille, along with peppers and tomatoes; they play a starring role in Sicilian caponata, that combination of aubergine, celery, tomatoes and capers; and they are at their velvety best in southern Italian melanzane parmigiana, the meltingly delicious dish of layered aubergine, tomato and cheese; and, of course, Greeks love moussaka (see today's recipe).
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's aubergine recipes Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 2010
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Lori Eanes for The Wall Street Journal A16 also serves eggplant parmigiana, above, and other Italian dishes that draw food-industry types to the restaurant.
A16 2010
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The buffet includes traditional favorites like Caesar salad, cheese pizza, eggplant parmigiana and other Italian staples.
Scott Bridges: Sunday Brunch at Malibu Country Mart Scott Bridges 2012
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The only exception I make is when I'm going to fry them or want to roast them to a creamy softness, as in moussaka or parmigiana, because salting does seem to deter them from soaking up such a gargantuan amount of oil.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's aubergine recipes Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 2010
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The buffet includes traditional favorites like Caesar salad, cheese pizza, eggplant parmigiana and other Italian staples.
Scott Bridges: Sunday Brunch at Malibu Country Mart Scott Bridges 2012
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