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A ''trattoria'' rooted in tradition, typically, is without a printed menu, with casual service, wine sold by the [[decanter]] rather than the bottle, low prices, and a menu of modest but plentiful offerings that follow regional and local recipes rather than ''[[haute cuisine]]''.<ref name="CapattiMontanari2003">{{cite book|last1=Capatti|first1=Alberto |last2=Montanari|first2=Massimo |title=Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C5axRXlLOlAC|year=2003|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-50904-6|pages=230–232}}</ref> Sometimes, food is served family-style, at common tables. Optionally, '' |
A ''trattoria'' rooted in tradition, typically, is without a printed menu, with casual service, wine sold by the [[decanter]] rather than the bottle, low prices, and a menu of modest but plentiful offerings that follow regional and local recipes rather than ''[[haute cuisine]]''.<ref name="CapattiMontanari2003">{{cite book|last1=Capatti|first1=Alberto |last2=Montanari|first2=Massimo |title=Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C5axRXlLOlAC|year=2003|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-50904-6|pages=230–232}}</ref> Sometimes, food is served family-style, at common tables. Optionally, ''trattorie'' may offer takeaway. This tradition has waned in recent decades. Many ''trattorie'' have taken on some of the trappings of a ''ristorante'', providing relatively few concessions to the old rustic and familial style. The name ''trattoria'' has also been adopted by some high-level restaurants.<ref name=treccani/> |
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A trattoria (pl.: trattorie) is an Italian-style eating establishment that is generally much less formal than a ristorante, but more formal than an osteria.[1]
A trattoria rooted in tradition, typically, is without a printed menu, with casual service, wine sold by the decanter rather than the bottle, low prices, and a menu of modest but plentiful offerings that follow regional and local recipes rather than haute cuisine.[2] Sometimes, food is served family-style, at common tables. Optionally, trattorie may offer takeaway. This tradition has waned in recent decades. Many trattorie have taken on some of the trappings of a ristorante, providing relatively few concessions to the old rustic and familial style. The name trattoria has also been adopted by some high-level restaurants.[1]
Etymology
The word "trattoria" is cognate with the French term traiteur[3] (a caterer providing take-out food). Derived in Italian from trarre, meaning "to treat" (from the Latin tractare/trahere, i.e., "to draw"),[4] its etymology has also been linked to the Latin term littera tractoria, which referred to a letter ordering provision of food and drink for officials traveling on the business of the Holy Roman Empire.[3][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "trattoria2". Treccani (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 July 2019.
- ^ Capatti, Alberto; Montanari, Massimo (2003). Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History. Columbia University Press. pp. 230–232. ISBN 978-0-231-50904-6.
- ^ a b Pianigiani, Pietro Ottorino (1909). "trattóre". Vocabolario Etimologico di Pianigiani (in Italian). [via Dizionario Etimologico Online]. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019.
- ^ "trattoria – Origin and meaning of trattoria". www.etymonline.com. Online Etymology Dictionary. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
- ^ Colonna, Barbara (1997). "tràrre". Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian). Genoa: Newton & Compton. p. 387. ISBN 88-8129-796-5.
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