Bream. A freshwater fish similar to carp found in pools and slow rivers.

Finely ground corn meal, finer than the flour used for making polenta.

A fine DOC red wine made mainly with Nebbiolo grapes in the village of the same name in Piedmont.

A perch-like fish popular in the Veneto, found in the Adriatic. Could you send details (and a picture) to queries@whatamieating.com if you know more?

A Piedmontese word for grappa.

"Shaken until tired." A Ligurian dish made with stoccafisso (dried cod rather than salt cod) cooked with potatoes, garlic and olive oil. The dish is then shaken to incorporate all the ingredients. The name comes from a dialect expression from San Remo.

"Shaken until tired." A Ligurian dish made with stoccafisso (dried cod rather than salt cod) cooked with potatoes, garlic and olive oil. The dish is then shaken to incorporate all the ingredients. The name comes from a dialect expression from San Remo.

A name for Branzi, a semihard, cooked, pressed cow's milk cheese from Bergamo in Lombardy. It is formed in a wheel weighing up to 33 lb (15 kg).

A semihard, cooked, pressed cow's milk cheese from Bergamo in Lombardy. It sometimes has a little added goat's milk. It is formed in a wheel weighing up to 33 lb (15 kg).