Stuffed capon, often with a stuffing of breadcrumbs, bacons or hams and herbs, braised with red wine and stock.
Small red mullet. A high quality fish of a different family from the other (grey) mullets, and which has a far better flavour and lean, firm flesh. Its liver is highly prized. Do not confuse it with gurnard, which has a slightly paler colour. This fish may vary from pinkish-reddish crimson to rosy pink in colour, with a paler underbelly and two long barbels on the chin. This variety is not quite so prized as Mullus surmuletus, which is slightly bigger and has yellowish stripes on its sides.
"Lean capon." An elaborate salad from Liguria of at least a dozen types of poached fish, hard boiled eggs, artichokes, sea biscuits (US: crackers) called galleta and cooked vegetables topped with oysters and lobster. The one thing it does not have is capon! The whole thing is piled into a dome and garnished with an anchovy and garlic sauce. It is sometimes served before Christmas, the real capon itself being served on that day.
Espresso coffee with lots of frothy milk, often dusted with cocoa powder (US: unsweetened cocoa) or, in the United States, cinnamon. It is supposed to be the colour of the robe of a Capucin monk. It is usually drunk in the morning. It also means nasturtium leaves.
