Clustered tricholoma, or aggregated tricholoma, or shimeji, an edible brown button mushroom which comes in clumps that grow from a single stem, which should be short and thick. These are a good source of lysine and vitamin B1. Cooking them releases a distinctive flavour and aroma, making them very suitable for soupsand stews.
Small balls of polenta and rice mixed with butter and grated cheese, baked until browned and served with Parmesan cheese. Kind of dumplings made with corn meal, usually in soups.
"Slipper." Long flat Italian bread made with olive oil and shaped like a shoe or slipper. It has an open texture and is particularly good with foods of the Mediterranean rim, such as tomatoes, olives, dried and cured meats and so on.
A cross between pâté and salami originating in Marche. It is a sort of pork sausage which is soft it can be spread.
"Gossip. Chatter." A Milanese name for chiacchiere della nonna, deep fried biscuits (US: cookies) flavoured with Marsala that are eaten as a ‘farewell to joy’ during the week leading up to Ash Wednesday. They are tortellini-like pasta knots stuffed with candied fruits, orange, cinnamon, ricotta, lemon and sugar or savoury versions with cream cheese stuffings. Sweet ones have sugar sprinkled on them.
