A sweet ring-shaped bun or cake from Verona flavoured with grappa and not dissimilar from panettone.
"Bracelet." A ring of puff pastry traditionally made in Ferrara. It is served with eggs at breakfast on Easter Sunday.
A local dialect word in Sardinia for 'arca di Noe', so-called because the shell is said to resemble Noah's Ark. It is usually eaten raw, when it is quite tough and chewy, or cooked like mussels and included in pasta dishes.
DOC red and white wines made in the Veneto, north of Vicenza. They are generally named after the variety of grape from which they are produced. These include Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and more.
A speciality of the Valtellina valley in Lombardy where very lean, tender slices from fillet of beef (also occasionally horse) are air-dried and matured for several months into a salumi and until they develop a deep red colour. It is served in paper-thin slices sometimes dressed with oil, lemon and parsley.
