How to Say ‘Eat bland food’ in Italian
Mangi in bianco
MAHN-jee een BYAHN-koh
[MAHN-jee een BYAHN-koh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: In bianco "in white" is classic Italian sick-day advice. It means plain pasta or rice with just olive oil or butter and maybe some parmesan, with no tomato sauce or spices.
Phrase Breakdown
Mangi
[MAHN-jee]
eat (formal command)
Formal imperative of 'mangiare'.
Mangi lentamente.
Eat slowly.
in
[een]
in
Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.
Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.
I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.
bianco
[BYAHN-koh]
plain (bland diet)
'In bianco' means plain food without sauces or fats.
Oggi pasta in bianco.
Today plain pasta.
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