Strange German dish

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 05/05/2014 at 15:50 • Filed to: None

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At a local Italian restaurant I had lunch at.

Takuro Spirit > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 15:51

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And on the way back to work:

Plate reads: VWVWVW

Not sure who they're trying to fool...

Brian Silvestro > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 15:53

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It's not like they're wrong...

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 15:54

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Mmmmm...traction-y.

CalzoneGolem > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 15:54

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It is just a bowl of cheese with some oil and tomatoes on it ?

Takuro Spirit > Brian Silvestro 05/05/2014 at 15:54

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It's a really old plate, too. Probably had a nice 90's VW before the R8 upgrade.

Takuro Spirit > CalzoneGolem 05/05/2014 at 15:55

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And this guy.

Takuro Spirit > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 05/05/2014 at 15:56

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Bet it doesn't slide right out like the fettuccine I had.

ly2v8-Brian > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 15:56

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Four Cheeses?!?!?!

CalzoneGolem > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 16:00

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Oh I love mammoth steaks!

Takuro Spirit > ly2v8-Brian 05/05/2014 at 16:00

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Quadruple bypass?!?!?!

Klaus Schmoll > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 16:02

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???

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 16:11

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Here's one I took. See if you can find the typo- sorry for the lack of clarity but I had to take it on the sly.

ly2v8-Brian > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 16:18

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Cholesterol all the arteries!

Roberto G. > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 16:26

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"Quattro Formaggi" means "Four Cheeses", literally. It's the name of a much favored Italian pizza topped with four different cheeses (Emmenthal, Fontina, Provola and Gorgonzola - the best blue cheese in the world), that you should spray with grinded green pepper and match to a dry red wine. In this case, the Restaurant owner used this name for a personal dish of him made of "Pecorino Romano" (1st cheese), "Mozzarella" (2nd cheese), "Fontina" (3rd cheese) and good, American goat cheese (would you believe this? ...it's the 4th cheese!). All these cheeses served with sundried tomatoes and a drop of olive oil: sounds like a good, light appetizer.

Here is a picture of an Italian "Pizza ai Quattro Formaggi". Hope this helps. And it's not a German dish. Not at all. Nope. Niet. Nicht. Nada. No. " Manco p'o Cazzo ".

Roberto G. > crowmolly 05/05/2014 at 16:37

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I don't see any typo, here. It's a rarely well written Italian menu, indeed. Where's the typo to you?

crowmolly > Roberto G. 05/05/2014 at 16:38

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Picture is probably too blurry. Look at the Pugliese. The broccoli is going to need some counseling.

Roberto G. > crowmolly 05/05/2014 at 16:59

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Oh, that! Well, at least it's misspelled: it's a vegetable, and the original Italian name is " Cime di Rapa ". Sometimes it's also called "Cime di Rape" ("rape" is plural of "rapa"... nothing to do with a vicious, sexual attack). The "cime di rape" (my mom called it in this way too) is a very delicate and butter flavored vegetable and it's mainly used in the region of Puglia, as a condiment for the wonderful, local pasta "Orecchiette". "Orecchiette alle Cime di Rape" is to die for... really. True story. Here is a picture of a dish of Orecchiette Pugliesi with Cime di Rape: ... buon appetito !

crowmolly > Roberto G. 05/05/2014 at 17:16

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Learn something new every day! I'd seen it with a b vs. a p (rabe) and an a vs. an e (rapa) but never with both. But hey, being of Polish ancestry means a) I have an excuse to be an ignoramus and b) I am too busy trying to rid the world of people who say "pierogies"

Takuro Spirit > Roberto G. 05/05/2014 at 17:20

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German.

Roberto G. > Takuro Spirit 05/05/2014 at 17:36

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Germans stole our word because "Audi Vier" sounds lame, while "Audi Quattro" makes you think of speed, roaring engines, prancing stallions, sun, sea, nice women and good food. Sorry if we are the best.