"In the style of the greengrocer." Likely to be vegetable based.

"In the style of Montefeltro" in the Marche.

"In the style of Pasubio", a valley in the Veneto.

"Poor man's style." Simple food, simply cooked - the sort of thing you now pay a fortune for.

Medium sweet as applied to sparkling wines.

DOC is the equivalent of AOC in France. It denotes guaranteed quality. As with the AOC of France, this does not necessarily mean the very highest quality - simply that methods of production are controlled and you will know what you are getting.

DOCG is a higher classification than DOC, indicating the best quality in addition to controls of methods of production. Only four wines currently qualify for this award: Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello di Montalcini and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

"Elephant’s tooth" pasta being tubes of macaroni about 5cm (1½") in length.

Dentex. A large and versatile type of sea bream found in the west Mediterranean. It has good flavour and sharp teeth, as its name rather implies.