A snake-shaped cake from Abruzzo made to celebrate the feast of San Domenico on the first Thursday in May.

A variety of grape used for making red, dry or sweet and sometimes sparkling, wines.

Dry to sweet DOC wines made in a wide range of styles from villages around Piglio in Lazio, all made with Cesanese grapes.

A DOC red wine from Lazio made from Cesanese di Affile, a local clone of Cesanese Commune grapes. In this region there is a tradition of adding some white wine grapes to add to the level of acidity in the wine.

A basket of fruit.

Cucumbers marinated in lemon with sugar and eaten as a dessert.

Thinly sliced cucumbers steeped in oil and vinegar with onion.

"Cucumbers in the style of Tuscany." Cucumbers lightly stewed in butter and cream.