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Italian appetizers offer some of the tastiest beginnings of any ethnic
niche.
Antipasti, Antipasto in the singular, means “to tease the
palate”. Well let me tell you something: The Caesar Salad recipe you’ll find
here will not only tease, but it will provide stimulus to the palate of your
family and your guests, and the preparation will solidly cement your
reputation as a serious, gourmet chef.
And these are all easy to make!
Antipasti can be served as a meal. It can be served at any
stage of a meal. In Italy, it is not uncommon for a salad to be served at
the end of a meal. Dave remembers being offered a salad after a
“large” and excessively delicious meal of cioppino many, many years ago.
Having never heard of this custom at the time, he considered declining, but
the meal had been so wonderful, he did not have the heart to disappoint his
hosts. And, the green Italian salad actually decreased his overstuffed
distress!
You don’t have to try this yourself, but suffice it to say,
Italians know how to eat. If generations of Italians have used antipasti to
“tease” the palate, to stimulate the eyes, to prepare the stomach for the
delectable goodies to come, or to alleviate the pain from “overindulging” on
those delectables, far be it from us to not give this “critical” part of an
Italian meal it’s due diligence. Therefore, we have included a number of our
favorite antipasti here, and we’ll be adding to the total regularly. Stay in
touch, please.
Buon Appetito always!
Brought to you with love from
Aunt Aletha and Dear Old Dave
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