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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-10 · 26 entries checked · 15 flagged · 34 issues confirmed · 15 corrected · 19 still open
Abruzzese cuisine — The claim that a Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane ranked No. 1 in the top 50 Italian wine award in 2012 is incorrect; the wine that ranked No. 1 was a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.
Agliata — The 14th-century cookbook is called 'The Venetian' — no such widely-known medieval cookbook exists; the correct title is likely 'Libro per cuoco' (often called 'The Venetian Cookbook' or 'Anonimo Veneziano'), but it is not formally titled 'The Venetian'.
Agliata — The 13th-century 'Liber de Coquina' is misdated; it is generally dated to the late 13th or early 14th century (c. 1300–1320), not strictly the 13th century.
Al dente — The claim that 'before World War I, the term al dente was unknown' is factually incorrect; the term appears in Pellegrino Artusi's 1891 cookbook.
Apple strudel — The oldest known strudel recipe is dated 1696, not 1697.
Apple strudel — The Habsburg Empire did not span 1278–1780; it lasted until 1918.
Balsamic vinegar — The earliest recorded reference to balsamic vinegar is from the 12th century, not 1046; the 1046 story is a legend.
Balsamic vinegar — The first documented use of the term 'aceto balsamico' is from a 1747 inventory of the Este family, not a 'catalogue of wines'.
Bertolli — The sale of Bertolli frozen meals to ConAgra was announced in August 2012 but completed in early 2013, not in August 2012.
Bertolli — The sale of Bertolli and Ragú pasta sauces to Mizkan was announced on 22 May 2014 but closed in July 2014, not completed on that date.
Brandade — The claim that 'brandada' has no translation into any language is factually incorrect; it can be translated as 'brandade' in French or 'creamed salt cod' in English.
Brandade — The statement that potato is not added to brandade in Catalonia is inaccurate; potatoes are commonly included in Catalan brandada de bacalao.
Bruschetta — The first documented English reference to bruschetta is generally credited to Waverley Root in 1971, not Elizabeth David in 1954; David's original 1954 edition of *Italian Food* does not contain the word 'bruschetta' in that context.
Bruschetta — Root did not claim that *clustrum* or *crustulum* was the ancient Roman name for bruschetta; he discussed *clustrum* as a type of bread or cake, not specifically bruschetta.
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