Italian

A fritter or ravioli from Calabria stuffed with ricotta cheese and sprinkled with sugar. They may have a variety of fillings, including chocolate, chestnuts, candied fruits and so on.

chiocciola

/kyoh-CHYOH-lah/

[Italian] plural chiocciole

Snail

chioccola chiocciola

/kyoh-CHYOH-lah/

[Italian] plural chioccole

Snail

chioccola di mare

/kyoh-CHYOH-lah dee MAH-reh/

[Italian] plural chioccole di mare

Whelk. A small shellfish or sea snail. It is an edible marine gastropod.

chioccola di maremma

/kyoh-CHYOH-lah dee mah-REHm-mah/

[Italian] plural chioccole di mare

A Tuscan name for snail.

A variety of snail - the Roman or vineyard snail. It is rather slow-growing, but thought to the tastiest of the snails though without quite the special qualites of the petit gris. Helix pomatia measure between 28 and 36 mm (around 1"-1½") while Helix aspersa are between 25-30 mm.

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