Triggerfish. A brightly coloured Mediterranean fish, more common in the southern Mediterranean than than the northern. It must be skinned before cooking as the skin is very tough.
"Little balls." Chestnuts boiled and flavoured with fennel or bay leaves. They are served as a snack.
"St Catherine's dolls." Biscuits (US: cookies) made in the shape of dolls eaten on St Catherine's feast day on 25 November.
"Banana." A rather suggestive, long, soft, banana-shaped bread roll used for making sandwiches. More commonly means a banana.
"Green banana." Plantain. An unripe, green banana. This is a starchy type of banana with firm flesh. If it is the variety used for desserts it is cooked when it is green, but it is left to ripen if it is the less sweet type. It is a staple food in many tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world.
