addensamento
The English word thickening, referring to a substance used to thicken a sauce, is translated into Italian as addensamento.
The term refers to a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
Meaning: a substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some regions, people might say raddenzare instead of raddensare.
Did you know?
- While addensamento is the technical term for thickening, Italian chefs use the verb legare, meaning 'to tie', to describe binding a sauce.
- The noun addensamento describes the process of a substance becoming thick, but it is rarely used in a kitchen to describe a physical ingredient like a 'thickener'.
- In a professional kitchen, a chef is more likely to talk about the consistenza of a sauce than its addensamento.
Examples in context
- Per rendere la salsa più densa, aggiungi un po' di addensante.To make the sauce thicker, add some thickening agent.
- Rendi la zuppa più consistente aggiungendo un po' di farina.Make the soup thicker by adding some flour.
- Per fare un ragù più cremoso, devi addensare la salsa.To make a creamier ragù, you need to thicken the sauce.
- Raddensa un po' il brodo con della maizena per renderlo più corposo.Thicken the broth slightly with cornstarch to make it more substantial.
Example conversation
Martina and Alessandro are cooking dinner together.
- MartinaAlessandro, la salsa è troppo liquida.Alessandro, the sauce is too runny.
- AlessandroDobbiamo usare un addensamento per correggerla.We need to use a thickening to fix it.
- MartinaCosa possiamo usare come addensamento?What can we use as a thickening?
- AlessandroPossiamo usare un po' di farina.We can use a little bit of flour.
