Italian word
pesto
a sauce made by pounding ingredients (from 'pestare' = to pound)
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in English, 'pesto' always means the basil-pine nut sauce; in Italian it is any pounded sauce
⚠️ The trap
In English, 'pesto' exclusively means the green basil sauce from Liguria. In Italian, 'pesto' just means a paste made by pounding. There is pesto rosso (red, with tomatoes), pesto di pistacchi (pistachio), and many regional variants. Pesto is a method, not just one recipe.
To say "in English, 'pesto' always means the basil-pine nut sauce; in Italian it is any pounded sauce" in Italian:
pesto (any pounded sauce) / pesto alla genovese (the classic basil version)
"pesto" in English means:
a sauce made by pounding ingredients (from 'pestare' = to pound)
Example
"Il pesto alla trapanese è fatto con pomodori e mandorle."
"Trapanese pesto is made with tomatoes and almonds."
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