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Zucca is a commercial Italian aperitif. Although its name is Zucca, the Italian word for squash, and is featured at Zucca's Bar located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, its base ingredient is Rhubarb, hence its name Rabarbaro Zucca. It is also combined with zest, cardamom seeds and other curative herbs. The liqueur has a delicate and pleasant bittersweet taste and is often mixed with soda water and ice.
Zucca is closely related to other traditional Italian aperitifs, such as Campari, Punt e Mes, and Cynar, as it is relatively light, with a 30% volume in alcohol.
Zucca is owned by the same company that produces Amaretto Di Saronno. Despite this, it is difficult to find commercially in North America. However it enjoys a certain amount of prominence as the featured drink at the Zucca bar in Galleria at the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy. The bar is also the site where Gaspare Campari first introduced his alcoholic infusion of herbs in the 1860s.
Category:Italian alcoholic beverages Category:Italian liqueurs
Zucca may refer to:
- Zucca Comm. ex Juss. is a synonym of Momordica.
- Zucca is Italian for pumpkin.
- Zucca (aperitif)
Usage examples of "zucca".
Operarius, Zucca, and many of their top lieutenants were taken by the Inquisition for examination, and, after suitable questioning, to the stake.
Ensign Zucca carried out the order, and the ship jumped to warp, leaving behind the shattered remains of Nahanas.
Lui e Nora prepararono un elaborato pasto tradizionale per loro tre soli: tacchino al forno con castagne, frutti di mare, carote glassate, pannocchie arrostite, insalata di cavolo e torta di zucca.