saltimbocca

American  

[sahl-tim-boh-kuh, sahl-teem-bawk-kah] / ˌsɑl tɪmˈboʊ kə, ˌsɑl timˈbɔk kɑ /

noun

Italian Cooking.

1. veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in butter, often seasoned with sage.

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Etymology

Origin of saltimbocca

1935–40; < Italian, contraction of salta in bocca (it) jumps into (one's) mouth

Example Sentences

Per La Corte, Taste Atlas writes that saltimbocca originated in Brescia, "a Lombaridan city nestled at the foot of the apps," but it is now wildly popular within Roman cuisine.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2021

Veal can be eaten four ways, one of them as a saltimbocca dressed with sage, prosciutto and Marsala.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2017

Attendees of Boomtown Fair can recharge at the Booming Banquet, a six-course table d'hôte bonanza dishing up appealing morsels such as pork saltimbocca and Parma ham with sage and Marsala wine.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2013

Back at home, returned travelers could always find Roman icons like spaghetti alla carbonara, bucatini all’amatriciana, fritto misto and saltimbocca in scores of Italian restaurants.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2010

While the French consider fashion every bit as momentous an affair as, say, an affair, the Italians take it all with a grain of saltimbocca.

From Time Magazine Archive