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2006-08-20 06:17:49 · 12 answers · asked by scurvyskin 1 in Food & Drink Other - Food & Drink

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antipasto means appetizer in italian.
antipasta doesn't mean a thing unless you despise pasta and you are anti-pasta

2006-08-20 06:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by Irina C 6 · 0 0

Antipasta, like pasta, comes from Italian, and is the food one eats before the actual meal, which doesn't necessarily have to be pasta, since antipasta can also be antipasto, pasto meaning meal. So no, it's not the opposite of pasta.

2006-08-20 06:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by elessar_tee 2 · 1 0

antipasta, antipasto,antipasti- .(feminine) (masculine) (plural)
Italian means "Before the Meal"or Appetizer Normally this antipasto is served before the starter or first plate. It is served mostly at formal meals or at dinner parties. It is not the same as hors d'ourves because it is normally served while the guests are seated and is intended as a warm-up to prepare the pallet and stimulate the appetite for what comes next.

2006-08-24 02:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by moglie 6 · 0 0

No, "anti" means "before," just as in time a.m. means anti-meridian (the opposite of which is post-meridian, or p.m.). It is the course that preceeds the pasta, which would be one of the main courses, right before your meat course. Essentially, antipasto is a salad.

If you are curious about this idea, you can watch Mario Batali ("Molto Mario") on the Food Network, he often explains the courses of Italian meals on his show.

2006-08-20 06:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

-- Here we go again: another serious answer to a silly question:

Of course not: It's an Italian word. In this case the prefix 'anti' means BEFORE, and the root word, 'pasto' means MEAL.
Antipasto is an APPETIZER.

(same meaning as the french: Hors d'oeuvres)

2006-08-20 06:29:25 · answer #5 · answered by me 7 · 0 0

No, ANTEPASTA (or rather the plural: antepasti - both with an "e") are the nice little bits of food that you eat before the pasta course. They are intended to awaken your appetite for everything that's to come.
Ante = before in Italian.

2006-08-20 06:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 1 1

It's not antipasta. It's antipasto which is not pasta.

2006-08-20 06:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0 1

No. It's something you eat before dinner. Ante means before.

2006-08-20 06:24:02 · answer #8 · answered by Earth Queen 4 · 0 0

yes, including the diced salami

2006-08-20 06:36:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

its a italian dish without pasta in so i guess so...

2006-08-20 06:22:57 · answer #10 · answered by Mishelle W 2 · 0 0

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