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In America the word pesto is shorthand for the familiar green mixture of basil, garlic, parm, and pinenuts we all know and love. In Italy, though, the word refers to the preparation — pounding ingredients together using a mortar and pestle to make a paste that is then thinned with olive oil to a sauce-like consistency — and not what goes into it.
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