A type of small salami about 13 cm (5 inches) from Lombardy made with pork and the beef trimmings from bresaola. It is usually cut into chunks rather than slices.
A name in Campania for dogfish, also known as the rough hound (US: small cat). Slightly better eating than the nurse-hound.
A soft roll from Sicily, split open on one side and filled with strips of salami and cheese, sealed with more cheese, dropped into melted lard and heated in the oven.
A spicy seafood chowder or stew from Livorno made with shellfish and molluscs, fish such as red mullet, snapper or sea bass, cephalopods, white or red wine, onions, garlic, tomatoes and chillis. The fish is served on garlic bread or toast and the broth is served separately.
A dialect word of uncertain place of origin for the Caesar's mushroom. Excellent raw in salads or grilled, stuffed or used as a garnish.
Persimmon. Date plum. Kaki. A soft, sweet winter fruit similar to a large tomato, originating in China and unknown in Europe until shown in Paris in 1873. It has green skin which ripens to a glossy orange red. It is eaten as a dessert in fruit salads or used in jam (US: jelly).
A pale, tangy, semihard cow’s milk cheese moulded into small pear shapes. It is also a type of crab.
