Carpaccio (, , ) is a dish of meat or fish
(such as beef, veal, venison, salmon or tuna), thinly sliced or pounded thin, and served raw, typically as an
appetizer
An hors d'oeuvre ( ; french: hors-d'œuvre ), appetiser or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the m ...
. It was invented in 1963 by
Giuseppe Cipriani from
Harry's Bar in
Venice, Italy and popularised during the second half of the twentieth century.
The beef was served with lemon, olive oil, and white truffle or
Parmesan cheese
Parmesan ( it, Parmigiano Reggiano; ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cows’ milk and aged at least 12 months.
It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' ...
. Later, the term was extended to dishes containing other raw meats or fish, thinly sliced and served with lemon or vinegar, olive oil, salt and ground pepper, and fruits such as mango or pineapple.
History
The dish, based on the
Piedmont
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speciality ''carne cruda all'albese'', was invented in 1963
[ by Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of Harry's Bar in ]Venice
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. He originally prepared the dish for countess Amalia Nani Mocenigo when he learned that her doctors had recommended that she eat raw meat. The dish was named ''carpaccio'' after Vittore Carpaccio
Vittore Carpaccio ( UK: /kɑːrˈpætʃ(i)oʊ/, US: /-ˈpɑːtʃ-/, Italian: itˈtoːre karˈpattʃo c. 1460/66 – 1525/26) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school who studied under Gentile Bellini. Carpaccio was largely influence ...
, the Venetian painter known for the characteristic red and white tones of his work.
See also
* Bresaola
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* Ceviche
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* Chee kufta
* Crudo
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See also
* Kinilaw
* Ceviche
* Salsiccia crud ...
* Gored gored
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* Kibbeh nayyeh
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In Levantine cuisine, kibbeh is usually made by pounding ...
* Kitfo
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* Kuai
* Mett
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* Neobiani
''Neobiani'' () or ''nubianie'' refers to thinly sliced, marinated, and grilled beef. In Korean
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* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
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* Poke
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* Poke, a fictional bar owner in the television series '' Treme''
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* Sashimi
is a Japanese delicacy consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and often eaten with soy sauce.
Origin
The word ''sashimi'' means "pierced body", i.e. " 刺身" = ''sashimi'', where 刺 し = ''sashi'' (pierced, stu ...
* Steak tartare
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* Stroganina
300px, Prepared ''stroganina'' on a table
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* Yukhoe
''Yukhoe'' ( ko, 육회 ) is a raw meat dish in Korean cuisine. It is most commonly made of beef but it can come in various kinds and cuts of meat.
''Yukhoe'' literally means 'raw (''hoe'', ) meat (''yuk'', )'. Therefore, in the strictest contex ...
References
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* {{cite journal , last1=Bravo , first1=Daniel , last2=de Alba , first2=María , last3=Medina , first3=Margarita , title=Combined treatments of high-pressure with the lactoperoxidase system or lactoferrin on the inactivation of ''Listeria monocytogenes'', ''Salmonella Enteritidis'' and ''Escherichia coli'' O157:H7 in beef carpaccio , journal=Food Microbiology , volume=41 , pages=27–32 , year=2014 , pmid=24750810 , doi=10.1016/j.fm.2014.01.010
Italian meat dishes
Appetizers
Veal dishes
Uncooked meat dishes
Seafood
Raw beef dishes
Uncooked fish dishes