Cracked farro (spelt or emmer - it is sometimes not clear which), used in soups or to make a sort of polenta.
I have seen sources that state that this is spelt, not emmer wheat, and others that state, just as categorically that it is emmer wheat, not spelt. Either way, these are crude grains and are most often used in coarse breads or a in a warming soup, zuppa di farro which is sometimes itself shorted to "farro".
"Make sweat." You may see this instruction in a recipe book. It means to braise or just to sweat in oil.
"False lean." A Sicilian dish of a Lenten version of pasticcion di Sostanza, a chicken pie made with braised chicken, herbs and tomatoes, layered with giblets and sausage with cinnamon and cloves, over which is laid a short crust pastry lid. It is then baked. It also describes small lamb cutlets. These are known as braciole in the south.
A Sicilian dish of a slices of beef or veal stuffed, often with minced (US: ground) meat, hard boiled eggs, cheese and vegetables, perhaps sausage or salami, and braised in wine and tomatoes.
A dish from Piedmont of red kidney beans cooked in a special bean jar with pancetta, garlic, sage and other herbs and spices.
