A name for limpets. A conical, univalve shellfish. These they may be cooked by washing them and then boiling them for about 5 minutes in seawater (or heavily salted water) is recommended. They have a small amount of meat and it is inclined to toughness, like a lot of those things that cling onto rocks. Alternatively the meats can be dug out and used in fish stews or chowders or in sauces to garnish other fish. They are at their best in late winter but, whatever you do to them, they will have a slightly leathery texture.
"Our Fathers." A type of pasta found in Calabria. A small, short, fat, ridged tubes of pasta used in soups and said to resemble the beads in a rosary.
Pavia is a province and town of Lombardy, a region in central northern Italy, bordering Switzerland along its northern border. Its capital is Milan.
Agnolotti. Agnolotti are ravioli-like, crescent-shaped small turnovers or envelopes of pasta or squares with ruffled edges.
