Italian Restaurant Pasta and Entree Training Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering pasta portion sizes, pasta types, dish ingredients, and entree details for staff training.

Dinner Pasta Portion Size

$8$ ounces

Lunch Pasta Portion Size

$6$ ounces

Family Style Pasta

Portion that feeds approximately $2$ to $3$ people; for entrees, it consists of $5$ pieces of meat served without side items.

Al dente

A term describing pasta served slightly firm.

Lasagna (Availability Restriction)

The only pasta dish that is not available in family style.

Amma's Ravioli (Filling)

Filled with Ricotta, Fresh Mozzarella, Reggiano Parmesan, and Percorino Romano Cheese.

Amma's Ravioli (Portion Counts)

Lunch ($5$), Dinner ($7$), and Family ($14$) size.

Vodka Sauce

A tomato cream base with garlic, red pepper flakes, and red pepper infused vodka.

Pasta Primavera (Vegetables)

Broccoli, Tomatoes, Peppers, Onion, Mushrooms, Carrots, Green Peas, and Spinach.

Radiatore

Small, squat pasta shapes meaning "radiator" in Italian, invented between the First and Second World War.

Pappardelle

Large, very broad, flat pasta noodles originating from Tuscany; name comes from the verb pappare, meaning "to gobble up".

Fettuccine

Flat, thick pasta meaning "Little Ribbons," traditionally made with $1$ egg for every $100$ gram of flour.

Paccheri

Large tube-shaped pasta whose name comes from the Neapolitan word for "Slaps" due to the sound made when eaten.

Cavatelli

Small pasta shells that resemble small hot dog buns; the house version contains ricotta.

Meat Sauce

A gluten-free sauce made with veal, beef, pork sausage, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, red wine, onions, celery, and carrots.

Cream Sauce

A gluten-free sauce made with half and half, heavy cream, butter, garlic, and Romano cheese; does not contain egg and is not an Alfredo sauce.

Salmon Arrostiti Olivada

$8$oz Salmon Filet topped with black and green olive pesto, served over garlic mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus.

Pollo Carciofi (Dinner Portion)

($2$) $4$oz Scallopine Chicken Breasts with artichoke hearts and capers in a lemon, butter, and white wine sauce over goat cheese and mascarpone polenta.

Pollo Alla Griglia

($2$) $4$oz Grilled Chicken breasts (Gluten Free & Dairy Free) topped with bruschetta tomatoes over garlic mashed potatoes.

Chianti Braised Short Rib

$7$oz $12\text{-hr}$ Slow-Braised Short Rib served over Pappardelle Pasta with Cipollini onions and local Kale.

Pollo Bianco

($2$) $4$oz Scallopine Chicken Breasts topped with Prosciutto and Mozzarella, served over garlic mashed potatoes.

Veal Marsala

$6$oz Top Round scaloppini style Veal served over Linguine Cacio e Pepe.

Chicken Parmesan

($2$) $4$oz chicken cutlets dipped in Romano cheese and breadcrumbs, topped with tomato basil, muenster, and asiago cheeses.