A platter of mixed fried vegetables.

A garnish from Calabria made by cooking pork fat and meat slowly together with chillis until the fat has rendered. It is then usually preserved in salt and used for scattering onto soups.

Fritto, fried food. Small morsels of food dipped in breadcrumbs and deep-fried.

Fish of small size and squid and appropriate shellfish, along with small morsels of fish, dipped in batter and fried.

Fried mussels

When the catch is brought in by the fishermen there is often a residue of unsaleable fish, the paranza, which is also slang for criminals. These are fried and served with lemon. Whilst the fish are not necessarily the most desirable, they have the distinct advantage of being extremely fresh.

Fish of small size and squid and appropriate shellfish, along with small morsels of fish, dipped in batter and fried.

Fried frogs' legs

A Milanese name for fritto misto; small morsels of food dipped in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. These might include slices of veal or sweetbreads; a mixture of liver, ham and cheese bound together with béchamel sauce and rolled into balls; vegetables cut into manageable mouthfuls, or fruits.

Fritters made with cheese and meat.