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carbonara

[ kahr-buh-nahr-uh; Italian kahr-baw-nah-rah ]

noun

Italian Cooking.
  1. a sauce or dressing for spaghetti, usually containing minced prosciutto or pancetta, egg yolks, and grated cheese.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carbonara1

1960–65; < dialectal Italian ( alla ) carbonara literally, in the manner of the charcoal pit (compare Late Latin carbonaria brazier; Carbonari ); perhaps in reference to the use of leftover grilled meat in the sauce
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Example Sentences

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The foreboding carbonara was brewing in my mind — enticed by ingredients of splendid quality; guanciale, pecorino and fresh eggs.

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The pasta itself is nowhere near the same quality as fresh, homemade carbonara.

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Typical dishes include tortellini in broth from the northern Emilia region, spaghetti alla carbonara from central regions around Rome, and pasta alla Norma in Sicily.

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These things are not unrelated, because the person inferring this was a waiter advising me to just order the pasta carbonara already.

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There's an almost sensual pleasure found in separating egg yolks and whites by hand, something of which I was reminded recently when making a pan of late-night carbonara.

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