A pungent, crumbly cow or goat's milk cheese from the Gallura region of Sardinia, with a smell living up to its usual name of Casu Marzu, or rotten cheese in the local dialect, and also so named because of the small black worms which live in the cheese.
A Calabrian name for Buttiro cheese, made by moulding Caciocavallo cheese around a nugget of butter.
A pungent, crumbly cow or goat's milk cheese from the Gallura region of Sardinia, with a smell living up to its usual name of Casu Marzu, or rotten cheese in the local dialect, and also so named because of the small black worms which live in the cheese.
"Rotten cheese." A pungent, crumbly cow or goat's milk cheese from the Gallura region of Sardinia, with a smell living up to its name in the local dialect, and also so named because of the maggots (which some describe as small black worms and others as insect larvae - I suspect the latter) which live in the cheese.
"Little britches." A dish from the Veneto of small squares of pasta or ravioli stuffed with Ricotta and chard, beetroot, spinach or pumpkin and served with melted butter and more cheese and sometimes with ham. Usually scattered with poppy seeds.
Italian dandelion. A bitter plant with leaves used in salads or which may be cooked. Names of chicories are frequently confused, but this is most likely to be the Italian dandelion.
Italian dandelion. A bitter plant with leaves used in salads or which may be cooked. Names of chicories are frequently confused, but this is most likely to be the Italian dandelion.
