frittata

[ fri-tah-tuh; Italian freet-tah-tah ]

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noun

, Italian Cooking.

, plural frit·ta·tas, Italian frit·ta·te [f, r, eet-, tah, -te].

an omelet resembling a large pancake and containing vegetables, seasonings, and often ricotta, Parmesan, or other cheese.

frittata

/ frɪˈtɑːtə /

an Italian dish made with eggs and chopped vegetables or meat, resembling a flat thick omelette

1930–35; < Italian: omelet, equivalent to fritt ( o ) fried ( frit ) + -ata -ade ¹

C20: Italian, from fritto , past participle of friggere to fry

“I had shin splints,” Rossi recalls as she takes small bites of a breakfast frittata.

The same green herbs that appear in sabzi polow are invited back for an encore in a frittata-like egg dish known as kuku sabzi.

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