fare la scarpetta

Parola del giorno

Today’s Parola del giorno is the verb expression fare la scarpetta, which means to clean one’s plate with a piece of bread.

Fare la scarpetta is something that you should avoid doing in restaurants as some may find it a tad gauche. You should be safe at home!

See the verb expression used below:

Mia nonna si arrabbia quando non facciamo la scarpetta . “Ci sono volute tante ore per preparare questo sugo — mangiate!”

My grandmother gets angry when we don’t clean the plate with our bread. “It took many hours to make that sauce—eat up!”