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Default A gentle midnight snack?

sf wrote:

>> When I have the time I do it "a freddo" ("cold")


> Is that what "freddo" means?


Yes.

> So, semi freddo means room temperature.


Not exactly: semifreddo is used for those desserts which get stored af
freezer temperatures and are server after a period out of the freezer to let
them soften, hence the prefix "semi". Room temperature here is called
"temperatura ambiente".
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