Coal fish, saithe, coley, called pollock in the US. A cheap, marine fish related to cod and not unlike it. It has darker skin and lean, sweet flesh which is a translucent greyish-pink rather than white but lightens as it cooks. This is a good, everyday fish which is good in white fish dishes or is used for making imitation shellfish products.
"Mixture." Used to describe a soup from La Spezia in Liguria of chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) and wheat or spelt grains (farro) with beans.
"Mexicans." Veal birds. Thin slices of veal rolled around a filling of crumbled sausage or minced (US: ground) meat bound with egg and breadcrumbs, flavoured with cheese or spices or with added Marsala. They may be roasted on a spit or braised in wine and are called "Mexicans" as they end up looking rather like a row of Mexican tortillas.
A dish from Lombardy of veal birds, flattened veal escalopes, stuffed with ham, or minced (US: ground) sausage or thin slices of cheese and rolled, fried in butter and then stewed in wine.
A seasonal dish of salad leaves, including rocket and puntarelle, shoots of curly endive (US: chicory), and often served with an anchovy dressing.
