A dialect word of uncertain place of origin for the Caesar's mushroom. Excellent raw in salads or grilled, stuffed or used as a garnish.
A Ligurian name for Caesar's mushroom. Excellent raw in salads or grilled, stuffed or used as a garnish.
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 dialect word of uncertain place of origin for the Caesar's mushroom. Excellent raw in salads or grilled, stuffed or used as a garnish.
A name in Emilia-Romagna for the Caesar's mushroom. Excellent raw in salads or grilled, stuffed or used as a garnish.
Rich, spiced Sardinian cakes made with raisins and nuts. They are good with coffee and are said to improve after a few days.
Pachino is a town in Italy after which a particular variety of tomato is named, grown in the vicinity. A scandal arose around this tomato in early 2011 when a television presenter, Alessandro Di Pietro, called for the boycott of this incredibly popular type of tomato as he said that the the mafia had taken over the trade, controlling the distribution across Italy and controlling prices - up to 11 times what was paid to suppliers. Whilst the claims are backed by police investigations, Stefania Prestigiacomo, the environment minister, who comes from Siracusa nearby, asked that RAI, the television station, "retract this absurd and damaging accusation." He warned that such action would put at risk the livelihoods of over 5,000 producers "who have made their cherry tomatoes synonymous with quality around the world." So, the tomato is a small, sweet, red cherry tomato with a high reputation.
Semi fino rice. Italian medium length round grain rice used for hors d’oeuvres, for stuffing vegetables and boiling as a side dish. Varieties include Vialone and Nano.
