antipasto
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cold food that you eat at the start of an Italian meal
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a meal that consists of hot liquid cheese, chocolate, or hot oil in a container, into which you put small pieces of food using a long fork
another spelling of hummus
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a soft food from Greece and the Middle East that is made from chickpeas and eaten cold with bread
an American spelling of hummus
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an Italian meal made with layers of flat pasta with a sauce, cheese, and meat or vegetables
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an Italian food made from flour and water, and sometimes eggs. There are many different forms of pasta, for example spaghetti, ravioli, and lasagne.
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a meal that is not included in a restaurant’s usual menu and that is different each day
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a meal made by cooking tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, aubergines, and courgettes together in a pan
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a German food made from cabbage that has been cut into very thin pieces and kept in water with salt to give it a sour flavour
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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