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| cacciucco | - | stewed fish of various available kinds |
| caciocavallo | - | caciocavallo (skimmed caw's milk cheese, from Central Italy) |
| calamari | - | squids |
| caldo | - | hot |
| calzone | - | calzone (sort of stuffed pizza) |
| campagnola (alla) | - | country-style |
| canederli (knödls) | - | minced bread-balls (dumplings) with various ingredients |
| canederli di magro | - | meatless canederli |
| canestrelli | - | cookies, typical of some northern regions |
| cannella | - | cinnamon |
| cannellini | - | small beans |
| cannelloni | - | cannelloni (large tubess of pasta stuffed in several ways) |
| capesante | - | scallops |
| capitone | - | eel |
| caponata | - | fried eggplants mixed with various ingredients |
| cappelletti | - | stuffed pasta (boiled and served as a soup) |
| capperi | - | capers |
| capretto | - | kid |
| caprino | - | goat cheese |
| capriolo | - | venison |
| caraffa | - | pitcher |
| carbonara | - | coal shovelers style sauce (eggs, cream and chopped bacon) |
| carciofi alla giudea | - | Judas artichokes |
| carciofo | - | artichoke |
| carne | - | meat |
| carote | - | carrots |
| carpaccio | - | raw beef fillet slices |
| carteddate | - | sweet dry bread (Apulia) |
| cartoccio | - | foil packets |
| casalinga (alla) | - | home-made |
| caseula | - | stewed cabbage with pork cutlets |
| cassata | - | typical Sicilian ice-cream (cream, candied fruit and nuts) |
| castagnaccio | - | a cake prepared with chestnut flour |
| casunziei | - | stuffed pasta (boiled, drained and dressed) |
| cavallo | - | horse |
| cavatelli | - | sort of gnocchi made of only flour and water |
| cavedano | - | chub |
| cavolfiore | - | cauliflower |
| cavolini di Bruxelles | - | Bruxelles cabbages |
| cavolo verza | - | cabbage, savory |
| ceci | - | chick-peas |
| cedro | - | citron |
| cena | - | dinner |
| cernia | - | groper |
| cervello | - | brain |
| cetriolo | - | cucumber |
| chiara d'uovo | - | egg white (albumen) |
| chiocciola (animal) | - | snail |
| chiodi di garofano | - | cloves |
| chiodino (fungo) | - | honey fungus |
| chitarra | - | tool for homemade maccheroni (Abruzzo) |
| ciambella | - | ring shaped cake |
| ciambotta | - | a mix of fried vegetables (southern regions) |
| cicoria | - | chicory, curly endive |
| ciliegia | - | cherry |
| cime di rapa | - | turnip tops |
| cioccolata | - | chocolate |
| ciotola | - | bowl |
| cipolla | - | onion |
| coda | - | tail |
| coda alla vaccinara | - | cowheard style oxtail |
| collo | - | neck |
| coltello | - | knife |
| condito | - | dressed |
| coniglio | - | rabbit |
| conserva | - | tomato paste |
| conserva di pomodoro | - | conserve, tomato preserve |
| contorno | - | garnish, side dish |
| coppa | - | preserved pork-neck (cold-meats cathegory) |
| coperchio | - | lid |
| coregone | - | white fish |
| coriandolo | - | coriander |
| coscia | - | thigh |
| cosciotto | - | leg, small livestock thigh |
| cospargere | - | to sprinkle |
| costata | - | rib, T-bone |
| costoletta | - | cutlet |
| cotechino | - | sausage of pork meat and lard rind (to be boiled) |
| cotoletta | - | cutlet |
| cotto | - | cooked |
| cozze | - | mussels |
| crauti | - | sour cabbage |
| crespelle | - | crêpes |
| crostata | - | tart |
| crostini | - | croutons, toasted bread slices |
| crudo | - | raw |
| cucchiaino | - | teaspoon |
| cucchiaio | - | table spoon |
| cuccidati | - | fig stuffed cookies |
| cucina | - | kitchen |
| cuore | - | heart |