Small, pale-coloured octopus with curled tentacles which is boiled and served whole, perhaps with oil and vinegar.
Small, pale-coloured octopus with curled tentacles which is boiled and served whole, perhaps with oil and vinegar.
Fly agaric. A type of mushroom, the classic red with white spots. Famous for its psychoactive hallucinogenic properties this is the magic mushroom and is actually poisonous to eat.
A widely cultivated family of grape varieties from which Asti Spumante, among other wines, is made. Wines can vary enormously in character using Moscato and may be light or heavy, vary in sweetness and be still or sparkling. They are all inclined to be aromatic.
Muscat Blanc. A grape variety producing wines which range from pale and dry through to treacly and dark. They are found all over Italy with the wines tending to be light and crisp in the north, getting sweeter and creamier as you go south.
