Slippery Jack mushroom, also known as the sticky bun. Listed as edible but some people do have allergic reactions to it.
Similar to French crudités these may include raw strips of fennel, radishes, radicchio, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, red peppers, cucumber, chicory (US: endive), celery or carrots, served with a dip made with olive oil and salt.
Small beads of pasta, slightly larger than acini di pepe; best used in broths or thin soup. Surely one of the smallest pasta shapes.
"Plover with black belly." Dunlin (US: red-backed sandpiper). A small coastal wader which in summer has a distinctive black patch on its breast. Some sources refer to this as snipe rather the dunlin, which it more properly is.
