COTECHINO

Cotechino (a kind of spiced Italian sausage) with lentils is a typical dish of Christmas period and, particularly, of  New Year’s Eve Dinner because the tradition says that to eat a piece of cotechino before midnight  augurs well for the new year.

About its origins, we can say that it was born as a poor dish. Peasants  generally ate it with legume and vegetable soup. Cotechino is a typical product of Emilia Romagna region and it was prepared only and exclusively by people preparing sausages that created an independent corporation since 1547. The first quotation  about cotechino was made only after 200 years and the firs recipe appeared the next year. The importance that cotechino has today is due to the father of Italian cuisine , Pellegrino Artusi, who, in his enormous work, “Science in the kitchen and the art to eat well” speaks about “bandaged cotechino”.

1.    Cotechino is a particular dish

a)    Of Christmas lunch

b)    Of Christmas dinner

c)    Of New Year’s  Eve lunch

d)    Of New Year’s  Eve dinner

2.    Cotechino

a)    Is a typical regional product

b)    Is a typical Italian product

c)    Was born as a rich dish

d)    Was generally ate by noblemen

3.    The first quotation about cotechino appear

a)    1547

b)    1754

c)    In 19^th century

d)    In 20^th century