A DOC red wine made around Scansano in Tuscany and based on Sangiovese grapes.

Sea eel or Mediterranean moray eel.

Tufted duck

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.

Red-headed duck. A variety of wild duck, found especially in the Po valley.

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.

A slightly bitter, mountain cheese made from the milk of rare Burlina cows, a native breed of the Veneto, from skimmed milk of the evening and whole milk of the morning milking. This cheese is found in rounds about 7 cm (3") high by 30 cm (12") in diameter. May be fresh or aged.

A dish from Calabria based on veal or pork tripe and offal (US: organ meat), flavoured with chillis and stewed in red wine and tomatoes, generally eaten around a flatbread or pitta, and maybe served as a warming breakfast.