Potenza is a province and capital town of Basilicata, the region of Italy which occupies the arch of the foot.
A flaky pastry from Trieste in Friuli-Venezia Giulia made with yeast and filled with raisins, nuts and chocolate, particularly available at Easter.
Any small clam, the name meaning something like "poor little clam" and thus referring to something a bit sad!
A name in the Veneto for any small clam, the name meaning something like "poor little clam" and thus referring to something a bit sad!
Sea bream (US: porgy, scup). A large family of fish which includes black sea bream, bogue, Couch’s sea bream (known as red porgy in North America), dentex, gilt-headed bream . They are usually sold weighing up to 1 kg (2 lb). All have a deep, narrow body, small mouth, big eyes, quite large, tough scales, a single, spiny dorsal fin and a black spot on the shoulder. They are good to eat cooked whole, stuffed and baked or braised.
