carbonara

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They have only recently made an English menu, and this becomes obvious when you read it: the carbonara is referred to as spaghetti with bacon and egg milk flavor (cheese), and the pesto is called spaghetti with pine nut green sauce.

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  1. noun A sauce for pasta containing eggs, minced bacon or ham, grated cheese, and seasonings.

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  • So while he took the call in the living room, I poured myself a glass of Chianti and rushed through the final stages of the carbonara -- contemplating how unlikely it would be for Teddy and me to be still "seeing" one another if he weren't my advisor and I his student. —  F ;SF - vol 088 issue 05 - May 1995
  • Spaghetti carbonara, vinho verde, and lots of cake for dessert. —  Serious Eats
  • Love Food, Hate Waste has a few ideas - creamy tomato soup, quickie pasta carbonara, apple crisp. —  Slashfood
  • What chance our being told the Obamas have invited the Browns upstairs for a carbonara? —  Benedict Brogan's political blog
  • This is confirmed by the local version of carbonara, with heaps of cream, s'il vous plaît, whereas in Italy, it's banished. —  cafebabel.com
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  1. Italian (alla) carbonara, (from) a charcoal grill, from carbone, charcoal, from Latin carbō, carbōn-; see carbon.
 

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