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penne alla vodka

penne alla vodka noun: a pasta dish made primarily with vodka and penne, usually accompanied with heavy cream, crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, onions, and sometimes small meats and vegetables.

penne alla vodka: a pasta dish made primarily with vodka and penne, usually accompanied with heavy cream, crushed...
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Noun

penne alla vodka (uncountable)

  1. A pasta dish made primarily with vodka and penne, usually accompanied with heavy cream, crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, onions, and sometimes small meats and vegetables.
    • Norman, a proud fan who put penne alla vodka on the menu at his last restaurant, Brutto, notes that, “despite the potentially gimmicky nature” of the pairing, “it works exceptionally well”, while Nigella Lawson calls it “amusingly retro” but “seriously good”.2024 January 3, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect pasta alla vodka – recipe”, in The Guardian

Origin of penne alla vodka

Borrowed from Italian penne alla vodka.

Questions about penne alla vodka

What does penne alla vodka mean?
Penne alla vodka means a pasta dish made primarily with vodka and penne, usually accompanied with heavy cream, crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, onions, and sometimes small meats and vegetables.
What part of speech is penne alla vodka?
Penne alla vodka is a noun.

Words near penne alla vodka in the dictionary

  1. pennatulae
  2. pennatulas
  3. pennatulid
  4. pennatulids
  5. penne
  6. penne alla vodka
  7. penne rigate
  8. Pennebaker
  9. Pennebakers
  10. penned
  11. penned in

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