Italian nouns are designated as masculine or feminine. For example, vicinanza (neighborhood) is a feminine word, and villaggio (village) is a masculine word. Generally, nouns ending in !a are feminine, nouns ending !e may be either masculine or feminine, and nouns ending in !o are masculine.
Sowing the Seeds. According to family tradition, TABASCO Â® brand Original Red Sauce was created in the mid to late 1860s by Edmund McIlhenny. A food lover and avid gardener, McIlhenny was given seeds of Capsicum frutescens peppers that had come from Mexico or Central America.
Agrodolce [ËaÉ¡roËdoltÊe] is a traditional sweet and sour sauce in Italian cuisine. Its name comes from agro (sour) and dolce (sweet). Agrodolce is made by reducing sour and sweet elements, traditionally vinegar and sugar.Sometimes, additional flavorings are added, such as wine, fruit, or even chocolate.It can be used for lamb, and served over rigatoni or wide noodles, such as pappardelle.Though the term aigre-doux could refer to any sweet and sour sauce in French cuisine, a gastrique is very similar to agrodolce.ometimes, additional flavorings are added, such as wine, fruit, or even chocolate. It can be used for lamb, and served over rigatoni or wide noodles, such as pappardelle. Though the term aigre-doux could refer to any sweet and sour sauce in French cuisine, a gastrique is very similar to agrodolce.