A name in Umbria for the black poplar mushroom. Good in risotti or sauces.

Familiar. Homely.

A name in Perugia in Umbria for the black poplar mushroom. Good in risotti or sauces.

Nigella. The small, black, bitter seeds of a relative of "love-in-a-mist". Nigella is often incorrectly called wild onion seed or black onion seed. The seeds have a sharp, pungent flavour with a hint of a smell of strawberries and are used for flavouring confectionary and liquors.

Linnet. Not often referred to in the singular, as one linnet doesn't make much of a meal.

Pilot fish. A distinctive, striped fish of the Mediterranean where it is mainly found around the Balearics and Malta. It is good for either grilling or poaching, having firm white flesh.

Pilot fish. A distinctive, striped fish of the Mediterranean where it is mainly found around the Balearics and Malta. It is good for either grilling or poaching, having firm white flesh.

"Fantasy." A dish which is brighly coloured or surprising or unusual in some way.

A dish of prawns, squid, clams and mussels, cooked and shelled, flavoured with garlic and herbs and arranged with strips of red peppers.