"Stone splitter" A cylinder-shaped biscuit (US: cookie) from Sicily, as hard as a rock, often provided for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8th December.
A type of wine grape from which white wines are made, especially in Liguria. The wines also carry the name.
A soup from Naples called minestra maritata, a soup made with leafy greens cooked with cheese and then served in broth. This version ahs no meat in in it.
Lamb marinated with vegetables, chillis, cheese and wine, sealed in an earthenware pot called la pignata and then simmered for hours.