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Definitions

Wiktionary

  1. n. Small cheeses similar to mozzarella
  2. n. Small chunks of any suitable foodstuff

Etymologies

  1. From Italian plural of diminutive of boccone ("mouthful") (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Cooked until caramelized, the vegetables are perked up by the addition of ripe cherry tomatoes and the small fresh mozzarella rounds called bocconcini, which melt into the hot pasta.”

    SFGate: Top News Stories

  • “I use the small fresh mozzarella balls called bocconcini - if you can't find them, cut larger fresh mozzarella into bite-sized pieces.”

    SFGate: Top News Stories

  • “Mr. Nag knows roses rule; as does the roasted tomato and bocconcini pizza he is preparing as I blog and guzzle red wine in front of the fire.”

    Blogging and guzzling

  • “You may still want one or two kinds of meat and cheese; see if you can find good-quality sopressata, prosciutto, bocconcini fresh mozzarella balls, or pecorino; keep the amounts moderate, though, so they take up about a quarter of your serving platter.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Food Matters Cookbook

  • “• Little fresh mozzarella bocconcini with a tiny dice of tomato, a slick of olive oil, and shredded fresh basil.”

    Simon & Schuster: The City Cook

  • “I'm eating organic baby carrots by the pound right now and loving them, and I make a really yummy tomato salad with tomatoes, bocconcini cheese pearls (i know, might be on the no-go list but it's pasteurized and yummy and has yet to cause any problems), garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and a bit of salt.”

    Belly By the Numbers

  • “He butterflied a turkey breast, pan fried it in duck fat and brown butter before topping it with more traditional pizza toppings like mushrooms, onions, salami, tomatoes, basil puree and bocconcini.”

    Archive 2009-03-01

  • “We call this bocconcini salad little balls in Italian.”

    Recipe for Marinated Fresh Mozzarella with Herbs

  • “I still have some of these bocconcini in my fridge and plenty of herbs in my garden.”

    Recipe for Marinated Fresh Mozzarella with Herbs

  • “V asked for the whole wheat fettucine with mozzarella bocconcini, baby patty pan squash and peppers.”

    Archive 2007-07-01

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