A name in the vicinity of Catanzaro in Calabria for Gaglioppo grapes, an ancient variety of grape associated with meaty red wines from the south of Italy.

A dialect name for the black boletus mushroom. Excellent to eat from August to October whether raw in salads or cooked or preserved and also freezes well.

Bullhead. Miller's thumb. The bullhead is a small variety of catfish with a large head, weighing not more than 450 g (1 lb). It has firm flesh with a mild flavour. The skin must be removed before cooking as it is tough and inedible. Bullheads are versatile as they can be poached, grilled, steamed or used in soups and stews.

A warm mayonnaise-type sauce served in the Veneto with fish and boiled meats.

Flat lobster. A variety of lobster with a flat tail, shaped somewhat like a slipper, which is the edible part. It makes a noise like a cricket. The Mediterranean slipper lobster is generally used for flavouring soups as it does not carry much meat.

Slim. Thin. Lean. Also means meatless, without meat.

Pork. There is a really good link here to a film of someone breaking down a pig into its Italian cuts.

"Pork in the style of Brescia" in Lombardy, braised with onions and garlic and root vegetables in red wine.

Pastry dough wrapped around a mixture of minced pork and sausage meat and grated Parmesan cheese and baked.

"Pork with bay leaves", braised in white wine and often with juniper berries and cloves as well.