L'Italo-Americano

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 2023 www.italoamericano.org 24 L'Italo-Americano T o d a y ' s w o r d i s grigliata (greel- l y e e - a h - t a h ) . Grigliata refers to a method of roast- ing where food is placed on a grill, suspended over embers, an electric coil, or gas burn- e r s : i n s i m p l e r w o r d s , Italy's grigliata is the world's barbeque! T h e t e r m i t s e l f d e r i v e s f r o m t h e I t a l i a n t e r m f o r " g r i l l " , g r i g l i a , a n d t h e verb grigliare, which means of course, "to grill. It is a very r e c e n t w o r d b e c a u s e i t appeared in our dictionary only in the 1980s! G r i g l i a t a i s n o t j u s t a method of cooking, it's a cele- bration of flavors and a syn- onym for spending time with friends: when you say fac- ciamo una grigliata domeni- ca? ("Shall we have a barbe- cue on Sunday?"), it doesn't only mean you want to eat something good, but that you want to do it with friends. In this, too, grigliata is like bar- becues! Naturally, you can grill whatever you wish, so you can have a grigliata di carne, a mixed meats grill, or a grigli- ata di pesce, where fish plays the main role. Actually, in r e g i o n s l i k e R o m a g n a , 1 (he) sews 3 totals 8 dots 9 goddesses 10 (feminine of) your 12 pineapple 15 (you/tu) squeeze 16 goose 18 wings 19 (I) was firing (a gun) 21 Italy 22 hands Using the provided meanings as clues, search for the appropriate Italian word in the grid 1 (you/voi) understand 2 with, in the company of 4 (you/tu) dare 5 (we) go 6 thoughts 7 (he) remains; (he) stays 11 (he) applies 13 (you/tu) will act 14 values 17 ships 19 six 20 (he) loves the grigliata di pesce is known as rustida, and fish is grilled a f t e r b e i n g c o v e r e d w i t h breadcrumbs. In Italy, grigliata can be v e g e t a r i a n - f r i e n d l y , t o o , because, besides veggie burg- ers and sausages, we also like t o g r i l l h a r d c h e e s e s like scamorza, caciocavallo, o r emmenthal, as well as veg- etables like radicchio, egg- p l a n t , z u c c h i n i o r peppers: Non mangio carne, m a a l l e g r i g l i a t e a d o r o l e m e l a n z a n e a r r o s t i t e c o n menta e olio d'oliva ("I don't eat meat, but at barbecues, I really enjoy grilled eggplant with mint and olive oil") Why do Italians love the word "grigliata" this time of the year? Because nothing speaks of summer as much as a grigliata: quest'anno per Ferragosto, grigliata di pesce a casa mia! ("For Ferragosto, this year, let's grill some fish at mine!"). Una bella grigliata di pesce è il modo migliore per con- cludere le vacanze al mare A nice fish barbecue is the best way to end seaside vaca- tions! Sei stato alla grigliata di Marco sabato scorso? Were you at Marco's barbe- cue last Saturday? LA VITA ITALIANA TRADITIONS HISTORY CULTURE Grigliata: the best way to enjoy food in the summer! Photo 70724153 © Klodvig | Dreamstime.com 1 light 2 man 3 door 4 head 5 shirt 6 mother 7 Tuesday 8 book 9 friend 10 to eat 11 home 12 to hold 13 heart 14 river 15 face 16 two 17 one A C R O S S D O W N ITALIAN WORD SEARCH The solution to these word games will be available on the next edition. Games courtesy of Lexis Rex

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