is also rocket/arugula and is a peppery-mustard, slightly smoky, and almost meaty tasting salad green which is also used as an herb. Its leaves are lobed and similar to dandelion. If the plants are allowed to mature, the taste becomes increasingly bitter and wild varieties have an even greater amount of spicy heat.
Escabèche. Fish, often sardines which are fried, marinated and served cold. Rarely, it applies to poultry. Ceviche.
Escalopes. Thin slices of meat cut from the fillet or loin and beaten out until they are thin and tenderised before frying.
"Escalopesin the style of Milan." Escalopes of veal fried in oil and served with parsley and lemon.
Leaves of curly endive (US: chicory) stuffed with minced (US: ground) beef mixed with chopped anchovies, raisins and breadcrumbs and then braised.
Intensely flavoured black coffee served in small cups, often with sugar. Drunk very hot. It is made by forcing boiling water through the grounds under high pressure.
