{"id":75,"date":"2009-01-14T15:28:36","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T19:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=75"},"modified":"2009-01-14T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2009-01-14T19:28:36","slug":"lezione-di-cucina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/lezione-di-cucina\/","title":{"rendered":"Lezione di cucina"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Italian we have two verbs which both have the meaning of \u201cto cook\u201d: Cucinare<\/strong> and Cuocere<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mi piace molto cucinare perche\u2019 e\u2019 creativo<\/strong> (I really like cooking\u00a0because it\u2019s creative). Cucinare<\/strong> means \u201cto prepare and cook food\u201d, which involves gathering the different ingredients needed for a recipe, then preparing and cooking them. I spend quite a lot of time in cucina<\/strong>\u00a0a cucinare i miei piatti preferiti<\/strong> (in the kitchen cooking my favorite dishes).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cucinare<\/strong> is a regular verb:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Io cucino<\/strong> = I cook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tu cucini<\/strong> = you cook (singular informal)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lei cucina<\/strong> = you cook (formal)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lui\/lei cucina<\/strong> = he\/she cooks<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Noi cuciniamo<\/strong> = we cook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voi cucinate<\/strong> = you cook (plural)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Loro cucinano<\/strong> = they cook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gianna cucina il risotto ai funghi <\/strong>(Gianna cooks risotto with mushrooms); io e mia madre spesso cuciniamo insieme<\/strong> (me and my mother often\u00a0cook together). The past participle of cucinare<\/em> is cucinato<\/strong>: e.g. ieri ho cucinato le lasagne<\/strong> (yesterday I cooked lasagne). The word cucina<\/strong> (from the verb cucinare<\/em>) means both\u00a0kitchen and cuisine or cookery: la cucina mediterranea e\u2019 molto sana<\/strong> (Mediterranean cookery is very healthy); la cucina italiana e\u2019 molto varia<\/strong> (Italian cuisine is very varied).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cuocere<\/strong> on the other hand deals with the actual process of transforming ingredients\u00a0through\u00a0baking, boiling, frying, grilling etc. or \u201csubjecting materials such as clay to the action of fire\u201d, e.g.:cuocere gli spaghetti in acqua bollente per 11 minuti<\/strong> (cook the spaghetti in boiling water for 11 minutes). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cuocere <\/strong>is also a\u00a0regular verb:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Io cuocio<\/strong> = I cook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tu cuoci<\/strong> = you cook (singular informal)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lei cuoce<\/strong> = you cook (formal)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lui\/lei cuoce<\/strong> = he\/she cooks<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Noi cuociamo<\/strong> = we cook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voi cuocete<\/strong> = you cook (plural)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Loro cuociono<\/strong> = they cook<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For example: io cuocio il pesce nel forno<\/strong> (I cook the fish in the oven); il riso cuoce in 18 minuti<\/strong> (rice cooks in 18 minutes). The past participle of the verb cuocere<\/em> is cotto<\/strong>: e.g.: ieri ho cotto del pane <\/strong>(yesterday I baked\u00a0some bread); la pasta e\u2019 cotta<\/strong> (the pasta is cooked). Many familiar words incorporate the past participle of cuocere,<\/em> for example:\u00a0biscotto<\/strong> (biscuit,\u00a0which literally means \u201ccooked twice\u201d because originally biscotti<\/strong> were made from a sweet loaf which was then sliced and baked again in order to dry it out thoroughly so that it would store better); ricotta<\/strong> (literally \u201ccooked again\u201d, a dairy product\u00a0made from the left over whey after cheese has been made); terracotta<\/strong> (literally \u201ccooked earth\u201d); and\u00a0cottura<\/strong> (cooking time).\u00a0The title of the person who does the cooking also derives from the verb cuocere<\/em>: il cuoco <\/strong>or la cuoca<\/strong>\u00a0(the cook). <\/span><\/p>\n

We also use the colloquial expression sono cotta!<\/strong> (if you’re female) or sono cotto!<\/strong> (if you\u2019re male) meaning I\u2019m tired out! or I\u2019m exhausted!<\/span><\/p>\n

E a te piace cucinare?<\/strong>\u00a0(and how about you, do you like cooking?)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Italian we have two verbs which both have the meaning of \u201cto cook\u201d: Cucinare and Cuocere. Mi piace molto cucinare perche\u2019 e\u2019 creativo (I really like cooking\u00a0because it\u2019s creative). Cucinare means \u201cto prepare and cook food\u201d, which involves gathering the different ingredients needed for a recipe, then preparing and cooking them. I spend quite…<\/p>\n

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