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Please improve the article by adding references. See the talk page for details. (September 2007) | Gnocchi (singular "gnocco"; pronounced /'ɲɔkki/) are a type of Italian dumpling traditionally made from potato. They can also be made of durum wheat or ricotta cheese (with or without spinach). Image File history File links Emblem-important. ...
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Species Tuber melanosporum Tuber brumale Tuber aestivum Tuber uncinatum Tuber mesentericum Tuber magnatum Truffle describes a group of edible mycorrhizal (symbiotic relationship between fungus and plant) fungi (genus Tuber, class Ascomycetes, division Ascomycota). ...
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For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). ...
Durum wheat (T. turgidum durum) is the only tetraploid species of wheat widely cultivated today. ...
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Binomial name Spinacia oleracea L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...
Gnocchi are often listed among pasta dishes because they are so often served with pasta sauces. However, many types of gnocchi have different ingredients and modes of preparation than traditional semolina Italian pasta and therefore are sometimes not classified as pasta. Most gnocchi dishes cook faster than normal pasta and can fall apart if overcooked. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...
Gnocchi can be made at home or purchased dried, frozen, or fresh in vacuum sealed packages. The fresh ones are generally considered to be superior. Most people buy their gnocchi premade, which are cooked just like freshly made gnocchi. The classic accompaniments of gnocchi are a tomato sauce, a brown butter and sage sauce, or melted butter and cheese. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Binomial name L. Sage leaves - first variety Sage leaves - second variety Common sage (Salvia officinalis) is a small evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region. ...
One variety, gnocchi di pane, popular in the Friuli and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regions, is made from bread crumbs. In Tuscany spinach-and-ricotta-flavored gnocchi are called strozzapreti, or priest-stranglers. According to popular local legend, a priest choked and died after eating too quickly, because the gnocchi were so delicious. [citation needed] Friulian Coats of Arms Friuli (Furlan: Friûl, German: Friaul, Slovenian: Furlanija) is an area in northeastern Italy, comprising the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. ...
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol[1] (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut, also Trentin-Sudtirol [2][3]) is an autonomous region in Northern Italy. ...
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Binomial name Spinacia oleracea L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...
Ricotta cheese is an Italian cheese made from the whey which results when making cheeses such as mozzarella or provolone. ...
Strozzapreti is a kind of pasta. ...
In Latin America
In Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela, countries where Italian cuisine is especially popular, gnocchi (known as ñoquis in Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela or nhoque in Brazil) are traditionally eaten on the 29th day of each month. This was the day before payday, when people were at their poorest. Gnocchi made a cheap and hearty meal. On these occasions, some people leave a banknote under the plate to attract prosperity. Uruguayans gather each month for "ñoquis del 29" (literally, "gnocchi of the 29th"). A £20 Bank of England banknote. ...
In a curious reversal of meaning, in Argentine and Uruguayan slang ñoqui has also become a way to denote a government employee that is listed in the payroll but only shows up to collect his or her paycheck around the 29th of each month.
In popular culture In the Australian sketch comedy show, The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, the character Paulie complains to a supermarket that gnocchi is made from potatoes, not pasta, and therefore should be stocked in the fruit and vegetable aisle of the supermarket. Throughout the series, Paulie's gnocchi campaign escalates; he stages protests and eventually the mafia attempts to silence him. The Cast of The Ronnie Johns Half Hour. ...
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In the American show Early Edition, the character Bernie Hobson (father of main character Gary Hobson) displays a certain affinity for gnocchi; in most (if not all) episodes he appears in, he expresses the desire to find a restaurant that serves gnocchi at least once. Early Edition is a television series on CBS that ran from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. ...
In Hell's Kitchen (US TV series), season 3, episode 1, contestant chef Rock was chastised by Gordon Ramsay for using frozen gnocchi. This was replayed in later episodes as an example of what not to cook. Hells Kitchen is the name of a cooking-based reality show. ...
References - Jenkins, Nancy Harmon. Flavors of Tuscany. 1998.
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