Faso al furn is a dish from Piedmont of red kidney beans cooked in a special bean jar with pancetta, garlic, sage and other herbs and spices.

A dish from Piedmont of red kidney beans cooked in a special bean jar with pancetta, garlic, sage and other herbs and spices.

Smooth clam or brown Venus clam.

A bright green decoration for puddings and pastries in Sicily made by chopping pistachio nuts.

Made by hand

Home-made

A farm or estate, usually in central Italy.

Receipt. Invoice.

A rich stew of broad beans (US: fava beans), tomatoes and salt pork from Sardinia.

A rich stew of broad beans (US: fava beans), cabbage, fennel, tomatoes and salt pork from Sardinia.