Crudo

{{Short description|Italian cooking term meaning 'raw'}} {{About|Italian cuisine|the Chilean raw beef dish|Crudo alemán|the band|Crudo (band)|other uses}} {{One source|date=March 2024}} {{Italics title}} thumb|Hamachi ''crudo'' from Balsan restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago In Italian, '''''crudo''''' ({{IPA|it|ˈkruːdo|lang}}) means 'raw'.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/article/Crudo-catches-on-Chefs-of-all-stripes-are-2596525.php | title=Crudo catches on: Chefs of all stripes are showcasing raw fish | first=Carol | last=Ness | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | date=November 9, 2005 | access-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref> In Italian cuisine, this word can be used to describe many kinds of food: for example, ''pesce crudo'' means 'raw fish', and ''carne cruda'' means 'raw meat', similar to steak tartare.

A typical dish of crudo consists of raw fish dressed with olive oil, salt, acidic juices (such as lemon or lime), and vinegar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2007-07-10 |title=Chef Seeks Converts to Crudo, Italian Sashimi |url=https://www.npr.org/2007/07/10/11851428/chef-seeks-converts-to-crudo-italian-sashimi |access-date=2024-06-07 |work=NPR}}</ref>

New York chef and author David Pasternack describes crudo as Italian sashimi.<ref name=":0" />

When Italians use "crudo" alone in food context, they mean "prosciutto crudo" (to distinguish from "cotto", which is ham).{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

==See also== * Carpaccio * ''Salsiccia cruda''

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Category:Italian cuisine Category:Uncooked fish dishes