Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
facendola insaporire bene
English translation:
let the pasta soak up all the flavours
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Anna Scognamiglio
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facendola insaporire bene
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Hi,
Could you please help me with "facendola insaporire bene"? Also found as: "lasciate insaporire".
"Non appena pronta, scolate la pasta e unitela al condimento, facendola insaporire bene."
Thank you :)
Could you please help me with "facendola insaporire bene"? Also found as: "lasciate insaporire".
"Non appena pronta, scolate la pasta e unitela al condimento, facendola insaporire bene."
Thank you :)
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making it take on the flavours thoroughly
Another option that retains the idea of "doing something" to the pasta rather than just leaving it to take on the flavours by itself
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Note added at 14 mins (2019-05-19 15:59:05 GMT)
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...whereas "lasciate insaporire" meand just that "leave it to take on the flavours"
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Note added at 27 mins (2019-05-19 16:12:03 GMT)
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YES "let the pasta soak up all the flavours" would be good (for "lasciate insaporire")
but
"make the pasta soak up all the flavours well" would be good (for "facendola insaporire bene")
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Note added at 14 mins (2019-05-19 15:59:05 GMT)
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...whereas "lasciate insaporire" meand just that "leave it to take on the flavours"
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Note added at 27 mins (2019-05-19 16:12:03 GMT)
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YES "let the pasta soak up all the flavours" would be good (for "lasciate insaporire")
but
"make the pasta soak up all the flavours well" would be good (for "facendola insaporire bene")
Note from asker:
| Hi :) Would also: "let the pasta soack in/up all the flavours" be ok? |
| Sorry: "soak" |
| Grazie :) |
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letting the flavours infuse (well)
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philgoddard
: I think Fiona's later suggestion is just a variation on this.
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to amalgamate
Drain the pasta and add it to the pan to amalgamate well with the sauce/condiments
https://thefoodjourneyblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/my-10-ti...
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https://www.vorrei.co.uk/Pasta-Sauce/Puttanesca-Pasta-Sauce....
https://thefoodjourneyblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/my-10-ti...
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Note added at 12 mins (2019-05-19 15:56:48 GMT)
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https://www.vorrei.co.uk/Pasta-Sauce/Puttanesca-Pasta-Sauce....
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Jasmina Towers
: I think it's referring more to the flavours blending together, rather than the sauce being well mixed with the pasta
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But you don't have flavours blending unless you amalgamate well with the sauce, the blending of the flavours is a natural consequence of this operation.
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to allow the pasta to (fully) absorb the flavour of the sauce
This is what they mean, and I don't think you can quite translate it literally. When it's ready, pasta should be added to the sauce and cooked a minute or so longer to make it more flavourful, at least in the case of tomato-based sauces. This wouldn't apply to basil pesto or other raw sauces.
Alternatively "to allow the pasta to fully absorb...", but I think it's unnecessary.
"... if you add pasta directly from the water to the sauce (without rinsing), this allows you to thoroughly incorporate the sauce into every bite of pasta and you retain most of the starch, which improves the texture quite a bit."
"If you place the pasta straight onto the plate it will have cooled down too much to absorb the flavour from the sauce when you add it on top. And as other answers have mentioned the flavour is not evenly distributed through the whole dish."
https://www.quora.com/Italian-chef-Gino-D’Acampo-is-always-s...
Alternatively "to allow the pasta to fully absorb...", but I think it's unnecessary.
"... if you add pasta directly from the water to the sauce (without rinsing), this allows you to thoroughly incorporate the sauce into every bite of pasta and you retain most of the starch, which improves the texture quite a bit."
"If you place the pasta straight onto the plate it will have cooled down too much to absorb the flavour from the sauce when you add it on top. And as other answers have mentioned the flavour is not evenly distributed through the whole dish."
https://www.quora.com/Italian-chef-Gino-D’Acampo-is-always-s...
Note from asker:
| Hi :) Thank you for your help. I have noticed that the article "the" before pasta is sometimes omitted (in recipes found on the Internet as well). Is there a rule or it doesn't really make much of a difference? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Michele Fauble
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Thanks Michele!
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Davide Leone
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Thank you Davide!
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Rachel Fell
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Thanks Rachel!
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writeaway
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Thanks writeaway!
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SYLVY75
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and let it flavor.
a simple way of putting it!
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