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Pesto Alla Genovese

Freshly crushed basil, the essential ingredient in a classic Genovese sauce.

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Pesto Alla Genovese is a rich green.

It can be described as rich, strong, full and fresh.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Pesto Alla Genovese

Pesto

Pesto, also known as pesto genovese, is an Italian paste traditionally made with leaves of Genovese basil, extra virgin olive oil, Parmesan, pecorino sardo, pine nuts, and garlic. It originated in the Ligurian city of Genoa and is used to dress pasta.

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Genovese

Genovese is an Italian surname meaning, properly, someone from Genoa. Its Italian plural form Genovesi has also developed into a surname.

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pesto

Noun

  1. A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).
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alla

Contraction

  1. Contraction of all +‎ of.
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genovese

Adjective

  1. Alternative spelling of Genovese.
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