"Thousand flowers." A golden liqueur said to contain the extract of the thousand flowers after which it is named.
"Thousand leaves." Milfoil or goosetongue. Yarrow. It is used in liqueurs and to make bitters and in the manufacturer of some cosmetics. It has some quality which makes it inadvisable for women during pregnancy.
"Thousand leaves." Flaky or puff pastry consisting of multiple layers of pastry dough and butter or fat. It is also a rich pastry made with flaky pastry layered with cream. It also means milfoil or goosetongue.
Spleen, usually of calf or beef. This is almost invariably minced (US: ground) and then sautéed and often spread on crostini. The taste is similar to that of chicken livers.
"Ox spleen in the style of Monticchio" in Basilicata, fried with herbs and given added savour with anchovies.
A cake made with sponge decorated with whipped cream and crumbled bright yellow sponge, so as to resemble mimosa.
Soup. Broth. Minestre are hearty vegetables soups with a long history, with records going back as far as the 11th century in Lombardy. They are made with a broth with vegetables cut into sizes that can be easily eaten and often with pasta or rice added and sometimes gnocchi. Historically the term referred to what came after the antipasto and could refer to soups or pasta or rice dishes. Now it is virtually confined to the soup course. They are more fluid than "zuppe" and "crema" refers to creamed soups.
