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salame - salami
salamoia - brine-cured
sale - salt
salmistrato - brined
salmone - salmon
salsa - sauce
salsa di pomodoro - tomato sauce
salsiccia - sausage
saltare - to sauté (frying quickly)
saltimbocca - 'jump in the mouth', veal scallops topped with ham
salumi - cold meats (usually of pork)
salvia - sage
sangue - blood
saor - fried onions marinade
sapori - seasonings
sardine - sardines
sardine in saor - fried sardines preserved in onions marinade
savoiardi - nubby cookies (mainly used  to prepare desserts)
sbattere le uova (o altro) - whip the eggs (or any else)
sbriciolare - to crumble
sbucciare - to peel
scaledde - small ladder shaped fritters
scalogno - green-onion
scaloppine - escalopes
scampi - (big) shrimps
scapece - no bone fish preserved in vinegar with plenty of saffron
scarola - escarole
schiaffi - slaps (large ravioli)
schiumarola - skimmer
scodella - bowl
scorfano - scorpion-fish, red-fish
scorza - rind
scrippelle - Abruzzese thin pancakes soaked with broth
seada - cake: very young sheep cheese, semolina, eggs, lard, orange rind…
secco - dry
secondo piatto - second course, main course
sedano - celery
seme - seed
semifreddo - chilled cream
seppia - cuttlefish
sesamo - sesame
setacciare - to sieve
sminuzzare - to chop
snocciolato - pitted
sobbollire - to simmer
soffriggere - to fry slowly onions and herbs
soffritto - soffritto (slowly fried onions with herbs)
sogliola - sole
soppressa - great quality pure pork salami (Veneto)
sottaceti - pickles
spaghetti - spaghetti
spaghetti alla carbonara - spaghetti coal shovellers style
spalla - shoulder
spatola - spatula
spatzle, spätzle - tiny noodles or dumplings made with flour, eggs, water or milk
speck - smoked ham (from Alto-Adige)
spellare - to skin
spezzatino - stew
spianatoia - pastry-board
spicchio - clove
spiedini - skewers
spigola - bass
spinaci - spinach
spolverizzare - to dredge
spremiagrumi - lemon-squeezer
spruzzare - to dredge
spugna - sponge
stinco - shank
storione - sturgeon
stracchino   fresh cow's-milk cheese from Lombardy
stracciatella - a home-made pasta of semolina, eggs, parsley, cooked in light chicken broth
strangolapreti, strozzapreti - strangled priests (sort of pasta)
striscioline - strips
strofinare - to rub
strudel - roll of apples in a thin pastry layer
struffoli - fried honey balls
strutto - lard
strutto - shortening
stufato - stew (n), stewed (adj.-pp.)
succo - juice
sugo - sauce