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pesto
An uncooked, paste-like sauce from Italian cuisine, typically made from basil, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan, and olive oil.
Für das Abendessen mache ich Nudeln mit frisch zubereitetem Pesto.
For dinner, I'm making pasta with freshly prepared pesto.
'Pesto' is a word from Italian that was adopted directly into German. It is used almost exclusively in culinary contexts for the well-known sauce.
Dieses Rezept für Pesto stammt direkt aus Italien.
This recipe for pesto comes directly from Italy.
'Pesto' is most commonly used in the combination 'Nudeln mit Pesto' (pasta with pesto). Preparation is also often discussed, for example 'Pesto selbst machen' (to make pesto yourself) or 'frisches Pesto zubereiten' (to prepare fresh pesto).
Heute Abend gibt es schnelle Nudeln mit Pesto.
Tonight we're having quick pasta with pesto.
'Pesto' is usually treated like an uncountable noun, similar to 'Milch' (milk) or 'Sand' (sand). So people say 'etwas Pesto' (some pesto) or use quantity expressions like 'ein Glas Pesto' (a jar of pesto).
Gib noch etwas Pesto auf die Nudeln.
Add a little more pesto to the pasta.
sauce
'die Sosse' and 'das Pesto' both belong to the area of food and can be served with pasta or other dishes. 'Sosse' is the general word for a liquid or creamy preparation. 'Pesto' is a specific Italian sauce, usually rather thick and uncooked, for example with basil, oil, cheese, and nuts. The words can be confused because pesto is also a type of 'Sosse'. If you do not want to name the type exactly, you can say 'Sosse'. If you mean this specific green or red paste, 'Pesto' is more precise.
Clara kauft nach der Arbeit frisches Pesto, weil sie schnell Nudeln kochen will.
Clara buys fresh pesto after work because she wants to make pasta quickly.
Die Sosse zum Gemüse ist mild, damit auch die Kinder sie mögen.
The sauce for the vegetables is mild so that the children will like it too.