A soup from Tuscany made with chicken the wild broom that grows on the high plains, with marsala and cinnamon and nutmeg and egg yolks.
Murex. A knobbly sea snail or whelk. This mollusc was the source of the rare and expensive imperial purple.
"Jewel of the hills." A DOC zone in Puglia producing wines from Aleatico and Primitivo grapes At least 60% must come from Primitivo, which have been grown here since the 17th century. Those from Gioia di Colle are some of the best wines of Puglia, coming from the commune of Bari. It achieved its Denominazione di Origine Controllata very recently.
