Burnet. A herb with tiny, toothed, bright green leaves which are reminiscent of cucumber and are used to flavour winter salads, drinks and sauces. Looks a little like a small parsley leaf.
A dialect name for the black boletus mushroom. Excellent to eat from August to October whether raw in salads or cooked or preserved and also freezes well.
A name in the Etna region of Sicily for the slippery Jack mushroom, also known as the sticky bun. Listed as edible but some people do have allergic reactions to it.
Slippery Jack mushroom, also known as the sticky bun. Listed as edible but some people do have allergic reactions to it.
A highly regarded, hand-rolled wholemeal pasta from Sienna in Tuscany shaped like coarse shoelaces. This pasta needs to cook for about 22 minutes and is often served just with grated cheese or olive oil and breadcrumbs.
A dish from Tuscany made with pinci with a sauce made with minced (US: ground) pork and sausage meat, tomatoes and red wine flavoured with garlic.
A name in Abruzzo for vincisgrassi, an elaborate lasagne from the Marche. It is variously described as containing lasagne layered with prosciutto, mushrooms and perhaps black truffles, with sweetbreads and sheep's brains, chicken giblets with minced (US: ground) meats including beef and pork, but certainly usually containing offal (US: organ meats), all coated with a cream sauce.
