A type of grouper, similar to mérou but with a reddish, patchy skin. It cooks well, being firm and relatively bone-free, making it good for poaching or grilling. Good cold.
A name in Taranto in Puglia for a blackmouth cat shark. A catshark found from Iceland to the Mediterranean. It has bold blotches on its body.
Hen of the woods or maitake mushroom. A frilled fungus with many caps that grows on trees and which is edible when it is very young.
Grey mullet, the commonest and largest of the grey mullet (US: striped mullet) family. It is a silver, shoal-living fish pointed with dark grey which feeds on seaweed and plankton near the muddy bottom in estuaries and coastal waters. This can effect its flavour. However, a good grey mullet, caught in clean water, is round-bodied and has creamy white flesh and good flavour with good keeping capabilities. It must be thoroughly scaled before eating. Varieties are found all over the world. The roe is used for taramasalata, botargo, boutargue.
