carpaccio
noun
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Carpaccio is not the only dish named after a person, though its name might have the most artful origin. Created in 1950 by Venetian restaurateur Giuseppe Cipriani, carpaccio is named after Vittore Carpaccio, the Renaissance painter. Cipriani created the dish for the Countess Amalia Nani Mocenigo, who had been under doctor’s orders to avoid cooked meats. According to Cipriani’s memoir, he chose to name the dish after Carpaccio because the red in the beef matched the colors found in Carpaccio’s paintings. Recently, some restaurants have begun using the term for similarly prepared non-meat dishes (such as pear carpaccio).
Examples of carpaccio in a Sentence
Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Starters include beef or sea bream carpaccio, while pasta includes linguine alla vongole and taglioni al granchio (crab meat, garlic, chili, white wine).
—Connie Ogle
may 8, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Here, chef Ishan interprets familiar flavours afresh, turning guavas into a delicate cheesecake, jackfruit into nihari, and charred melon into carpaccio.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The three-course experience begins with starter options like za’atar focaccia with chile-olive tapenade, piquillo tahini fip with crudité and pita, and smoked salmon carpaccio with caper relish and everything-bagel gremolata.
—Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Carpaccio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpaccio. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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