Lucano ham. Ham from Basilicata produced from the small pigs that roam in the mountains, rubbed with chilli and aged for around 15 months.
Tuscan ham. Smallish ham cured in the Tuscan way and with more salt than usual, to bring strong flavour to the meat.
A late-ripening grape grown in the Conegliano and Valdobbiadene wine-growing regions of the Veneto and in Friuli. It is the base of the famous sparkling wine of the same name.
A sparkling wine, Italy's answer to Champagne, made from a grape of the same name. The Bellini Cocktail, made famous by Harry's Bar in Venice, is made with Prosecco and peach juice.
Dry sparkling wines from the Veneto enjoying a high reputation and a varietal of the grapes used in frizzante and spumante wines.
Provatura is a fresh cheese, found predominantly in Lazio, traditionally made from the milk of buffalo though now often cow's milk, and rolled into forms the size of eggs. The paste is a bit tougher than Mozzarella which it otherwise resembles. The skin is quite tough and should be removed before eating. It is often smoked, which improves its keeping properties, in which case it is called provatura affumicata. Provolone is often used in its place and it is often coated with breadcrumbs and fried.
