"White and black." A dish from Liguria of offal (US: organ meat), including liver, brains and sweetbreads, sliced and coated in breadcrumbs and fried.
As bianco is often used to mean "plain", this expression describes pizzas made without using tomatoes, pasta without sauce or seasoning or fish which is boiled and served very simply with oil, melted butter and lemon juice. It also means white.
"White food." Blancmange. Correctly, this is almond milk with gelatine chilled in a mould and then turned out. In Sicily this is usually replaced by pistachio. Possibly dates from mediaeval times or earlier. It now often refers to any kind of set pudding or custard flavoured with strawberry, chocolate or vanilla.
"White food." Blancmange. Correctly, this is almond milk with gelatine chilled in a mould and then turned out. In Sicily this is usually replaced by pistachio. Possibly dates from mediaeval times or earlier. It now often refers to any kind of set pudding or custard flavoured with strawberry, chocolate or vanilla.
A name in Calabria for the freshly hatched fry of whitebait, herring, gobies, atherines, sardines or anchovies. They are usually boiled or fried and served with olive oil and lemon juice, though they are also served in fritters or omelettes.
