gnocco

English edit

Etymology edit

From Italian gnocco.

Noun edit

gnocco

singular of gnocchi
- 1978, Nika Hazelton, The Regional Italian Kitchen, M. Evans and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 129:
  Shape the gnocchi mixture into small 1½-inch-long loaves or gnocchi. Dip each gnocco into the flour, shaking off excess.
- 2011, Anna Del Conte, Classic Italian Recipes: 75 Signature Dishes, Hamlyn, →ISBN:
  Lightly press each gnocco against the tines of a fork and then place them on a clean tea towel.
- 2013, Isa Moskowitz, Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week, Sphere, →ISBN, page 223:
  If you like, roll each gnocco across the back of the tines of a fork to make grooves.
- 2015, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook, Borzoi Books, →ISBN:
  Cook one gnocco as a tester, to make sure they hold together. Use a small ice-cream scoop or a soup spoon to form the gnocchi into rough balls, and drop into the simmering water, in batches if necessary to keep from crowding.
- 2017, Fritz Brand, Cook Like a Man: Master Your Kitchen with 78 Simple and Delicious Recipes, Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN:
  (If you have a gnocchi board, you can press each gnocco into its traditional shape by pressing it down with your thumb as you roll it over the lined surface.)
- 2015, Marie Laforêt, Vegan Bible, Grub Street, published 2016, →ISBN:
  Roll each gnocco over the tines of a fork to make ridges, then place on a tea towel.
- 2021, Vincent L. Di Paolo, Ishia and His Teacher: The Third Book of the Judas Trilogy, Xlibris, →ISBN:
  Ioanna, Lucilla and Iuliana had nearly finished rolling and cutting the gnocchi. He helped them by placing each gnocco in neat lines. […] Judas showed everyone how to spear each gnocco with his fork.
- 2022, Margaux Vialleron, The Yellow Kitchen, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
  She cuts the gnocchi into two-centimetre pieces and rolls each gnocco against the back of her fork.