Cicchetti

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Cicchetti (Italian: [tʃikˈketti]; sing.: cicchetto; Venetian: cicheti, sing.: cicheto; from the Latin ciccus, meaning 'small quantity'), also sometimes spelled cichetti, are small snacks or side dishes, typically served in traditional bacari (sing.: bacaro; i.e. cicchetti bars or osterie) in Venice, Italy. Common cicchetti include tiny tramezzini, plates of olives or other vegetables, halved hard-boiled eggs, small servings of a combination of one or more of seafood, meat and vegetable ingredients laid on top of a slice of bread or polenta, and very small servings of typical full-course plates. Like Spanish tapas, one can also make a meal of cicchetti by ordering multiple plates. Normally not a part of home cooking, the cicchetti's importance lies not just in the food itself, but also in how, when and where they are eaten: with fingers and toothpicks, usually standing up, hanging around the counter where they are displayed in numerous bars, osterie and bacari that offer them virtually all...

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