pesto

Significat

A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɛstoʊ/

Etimologia

1937, from Italian pesto, from Latin pistus (“crushed, pounded”), from Latin pīnsō (“to pound, beat, crush”). Cognate to pestle.

Sents

This is the main reason why pesto recipes often differ from each other .