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What is Antipasto?
Pronounced /an-tee-PAH-stoh/
Definition
Antipasto is the first course of an Italian meal — cured meats, cheeses, marinated vegetables, and bread served before the pasta.
It means "before the meal," not "before the pasta dish" — the plural is antipasti.
A proper Italian meal runs antipasto, primo (pasta or rice), secondo (meat or fish) with contorno (vegetable), then dolce.
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