Crossword: Italian Cuisine: Baked Pastas, Sauces, and Culinary Traditions

Garlic, flour, and slow-simmered tomatoes build the heavy, aromatic vocabulary of the traditional oven.

Kreuzworträtsel-Hinweise

• Layered baked casserole with sheets and cheese
• Red base for many Italian sauces
• Long thin cylindrical strands of grain
• Pungent bulb used to aromatize savory dishes
• Rolled sphere of minced beef and herbs
• Fluffy curd cheese used in stuffed pasta
• Hard aged grating cheese from Emilia-Romagna
• Fruit that yields a golden cooking oil
• Pillow-shaped pockets filled with savory stuffing
• Dairy fat used to enrich creamy sauces
• Stretchy cheese that melts on pizza
• Dry tubular shapes often paired with cheddar
• Milled wheat base for dough making
• Flat ribbons of egg noodles
• Fleshly fungus with an earthy flavor profile
• Green basil and pine nut condiment
• Cylinder-shaped tubes with diagonal cut ends
• Simple simmered sauce with garlic and herbs
• Summer squash often sliced into stir-fries
• Kitchen tool for flipping and serving baked squares