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Glossary entry

Italiano term or phrase:

ostia

Inglese translation:

rice paper, wafer paper

Added to glossary by Aleyna Tusa
Nov 8, 2013 14:37
10 yrs ago
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Italiano term

ostia

Da Italiano a Inglese Altro Cucina/Arte culinaria
I'm translating a recipe book, and "ostia" is used several times in the context of lining a pan for baking cookies, spreading nougat, etc.

Example sentence: Formare dei biscotti, poi cuocere a 200 - 220°C su silpat o ostia.

I've found references on Google, but I haven't found what it actually is. Similar to parchment paper?
Proposed translations (Inglese)
3 +5 wafer
5 edible paper
4 edible parchment paper

Discussion

Aleyna Tusa (asker) Nov 9, 2013:
Thanks so much for your help!
cfdrtg Nov 9, 2013:
My mother used to place the wafers directly in the cake pan and then put the macaroon mixture on top of each wafer. She did not use "carta da forno", the cooking parchment paper (which, btw, is not edible).
In your translation there seem to be two options: either the silpat (silicone baking mat) or the wafer; both serve to avoid the cookie sticking to the cooking pan.
manducci Nov 9, 2013:
Yes. I used to be a dessert chef once upon a time... it is used with mixtures such as macaroons and sticky meringues as these can stick to ordinary parchment paper and be difficult to remove. Using edible baking parchment/rice paper resolves the problem.
Rachel Fell Nov 9, 2013:
No, sheets of edible paper
Aleyna Tusa (asker) Nov 9, 2013:
Use of this paper? Thanks to everyone for their answers. I was wondering though if the Italian chef sometimes uses this interchangeably with carta da forno? For some of the recipes I'm translating, it's used to line cookie sheets or cake pans (for cookies and cakes). Does anyone have experience using it like this?

Proposed translations

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wafer

It is something like a wafer, generally white, thin, round and edible. It also is called "rice paper" oder "edible wafer paper".

Here some pictures of what it looks like:
http://www.live-like-a-german.com/recipes/show/24/wafers-bac...


Peer comment(s):
agree SYLVY75 : yes, it's like the Communion wafer, but bigger and used in many recipes (especially nougat).
18 min
agree Sara Canullo
20 min
agree philgoddard : Wafer on its own doesn't work, though.
23 min
agree manducci : rice paper
2 ore
agree Rachel Fell : is it the same as rice paper though - http://www.mangiabenepasta.com/candy_chocolate.htmlhttp://ww... http://forums.egullet.org/topic/130927-torrone-italian-nouga...
22 ore
There seem to be various types: with the German "oblaten" the cookies are baked on a thin, edible wafer called oblaten. Oblaten are crisp, white wheat wafers. The same made with rice will turn it into "rice paper".
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2 ore

edible paper

The German wafer in Daniela's example is a baked product, whereas the asker's context is a paper-like product for lining a pan. Definitely not parchment paper - that is cellulose-based and not edible.
Reference:

http://www.fancyflours.com/category/unprinted-blank-edible-wafer-paper

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2 ore

edible parchment paper

also 'rice paper'

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Note added at 1 day30 mins (2013-11-09 15:08:36 GMT)
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Here is an example from the Easybake brand stocked atTesco (major UK supermarket)

Easybake Edible Rice Paper White 12 Sheets
£2.35

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Note added at 1 day39 mins (2013-11-09 15:17:22 GMT)
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These days, the paper is not always made from rice, as the following description from the Waitrose (UK upmarket supermarket) website shows:
"Rice paper
This is an edible wafer paper made from potato starch, water and vegetable oil.
Uses: Rice paper is used to line baking trays to prevent sweet bakes such as biscuits and meringues from sticking. The paper does not influence the flavour of the items baked"
Example sentence:

White chocolate wrapped heart wedding cake with delicate hand-painted edible parchment paper blue butterflies

Reference:

http://www.nickygrant.com/cake-styles/butterfly-wedding-cakes

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