mixed starter
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Italian menus distinguish antipasto di terra (land-based starters: meats and cheeses) and antipasto di mare (sea-based starters: seafood). Mixing the two at the same meal is unusual.
Iniziamo con un antipasto misto di terra: salumi, formaggi e bruschette.
We start with a mixed land starter: cold cuts, cheeses and bruschette.
L'antipasto misto di mare comprende polpo, gamberi e alici.
The mixed seafood starter includes octopus, prawns and anchovies.