Gobies or possibly tiny atherines. Minute, silver fish similar to whitebait and deep fried in the same way. These are probably the same thing that the Ligurians called bianchetti or nunnate, being the freshly hatched fry of any of herrings, sprats, anchovies or sardines.
Small pasta ‘bows’ or ‘butterflies’, the same as farfalline, usually used in soups or served with sauce.
Norcia is a town in the south east corner of Umbria. It was the birth-place of St.Benedict, who was the first monk of the Christian faith and the founder of the Benedictine order. He lived at the end of the 6th century. The town has been much damaged by earthquakes.
Pork butcher, because pork is traditionally so beautifully prepared in the town of Norcia in Umbria.
