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Zucca (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdzukka; ˈtsukka]) is a commercial Italian aperitif. Although zucca is the Italian word for "squash" or "pumpkin", it actually takes its name after Zucca's bar (Caffè Zucca), located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. Its base ingredient is in fact rhubarb (hence its longer name Rabarbaro Zucca), also combined with zest, cardamom seeds and other curative herbs. The liqueur has a delicate and pleasant bittersweet taste and is often mixed with soda water and ice.

Zucca is closely related to other traditional Italian aperitifs, such as Campari, Punt e Mes, and Cynar, as it is relatively light, with a 30% volume in alcohol.

Zucca is owned by the same company that produces Amaretto Di Saronno. Despite this, it is difficult to find commercially in North America. However, it enjoys a certain amount of prominence as the featured drink at the Caffè Zucca in Milan, the bar where Gaspare Campari first introduced his alcoholic infusion of herbs in the 1860s.

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+{{Short description|Italian aperitif}}
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+[[File:Caffè Zucca.jpg|thumb|''Caffè Zucca'' in [[Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II|Galleria Vittorio Emanuele]], [[Milan]]]]
-:Zucca <small>Comm. ex Juss.</small> ''is a synonym of'' [[Momordica]].
-Zucca is Italian for [[pumpkin]].
-'''Zucca''' is a commercial [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] [[aperitif]].  Although its name is Zucca, the Italian word for squash, and is featured at Zucca's Bar located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milano, its base ingredient is [[Rhubarb]], hence its name Rabarbaro Zucca. It is also combined with [[zest]], [[cardamom]] seeds and other curative herbs. After 10 days of rest, the drink is filtered and bottled.  The liqueur has a delicate and pleasant bittersweet taste and is often mixed with soda water and ice. Zucca is closely related to other traditional Italian aperitifs, such as [[Campari]], [[Punt e Mes]], and [[Cynar]], as its relatively light, with a 16% volume in alcohol.
+'''Zucca''' ({{IPA-it|ˈdzukka; ˈtsukka}}) is a commercial [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] [[aperitif]]. Although {{lang|it|zucca}} is the [[Italian language|Italian]] word for "[[squash (plant)|squash]]" or "[[pumpkin]]", it actually takes its name after Zucca's bar (''Caffè Zucca''), located in the [[Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II]] in [[Milan]]. Its base ingredient is in fact [[rhubarb]] (hence its longer name ''Rabarbaro Zucca''), also combined with [[zest (ingredient)|zest]], [[cardamom]] seeds and other curative herbs.  The liqueur has a delicate and pleasant bittersweet taste and is often mixed with soda water and ice.
+Zucca is closely related to other traditional Italian aperitifs, such as [[Campari]], [[Punt e Mes]], and [[Cynar]], as it is relatively light, with a 30% volume in alcohol.
-While it is nearly impossible to find commercially in [[North America]], it enjoys a certain amount of prominence as a featured drink at the Zucca bar in Galleria at the Piazza del Duomo in [[Milan]], [[Italy]].  The bar is also the site where [[Gaspare Campari]] first introduced his alcoholic infusion of herbs in the 1860s.
+Zucca is owned by the same company that produces [[Amaretto Disaronno Originale|Amaretto Di Saronno]]. Despite this, it is difficult to find commercially in [[North America]]. However, it enjoys a certain amount of prominence as the featured drink at the ''Caffè Zucca'' in Milan, the bar where [[Gaspare Campari]] first introduced his alcoholic infusion of herbs in the 1860s.
-It is not currently distributed commercially in the [[United States]].
+==References==
-[[Category:Italian alcoholic beverages]]
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Italian liqueurs]]
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-[[fr:Rabarbaro Zucca]]