Aggiungi un pizzico di sale grosso al sugo di pomodoro.

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Breakdown of Aggiungi un pizzico di sale grosso al sugo di pomodoro.

• di: of
• aggiungere: to add
• il pomodoro: the tomato

Questions & Answers about Aggiungi un pizzico di sale grosso al sugo di pomodoro.

What does pizzico mean in this context?

In cooking, pizzico literally means “pinch,” i.e. the small amount you can pick up between your thumb and forefinger.

Why is it un pizzico di sale grosso instead of just pizzico sale?

Italian requires an article before singular countable nouns, so you need un. The structure un [noun] di [substance] expresses “a [noun] of [something]” – here, “a pinch of salt.”

Why do we use di before sale but al before sugo?

Di indicates the content (“of”): un pizzico di sale = “a pinch of salt.” Al is a contraction of a + il, meaning “to the”: aggiungi ... al sugo = “add ... to the sauce.”

What exactly does al stand for in al sugo di pomodoro?

Al = a (to) + il (the) before a masculine singular noun. So al sugo means “to the sauce.”

What’s the difference between sale grosso and sale fino?