saltimbocca
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltimbocca
1935–40; < Italian, contraction of salta in bocca (it) jumps into (one's) mouth
Example Sentences
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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
A Roman specialty that turned heads was saltimbocca, veal scaloppine topped with prosciutto and seasoned with sage in a lush brown sauce.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2010
Last year it was biscotti; this time saltimbocca.
From Time Magazine Archive
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