Orecchiette served with a meatless sauce, often of fish cooked in tomato sauce, the sauce served with the pasta and the fish afterwards.
Ricciarelli indicates that something will be curly in shape and these are often a crisp Tuscan biscuit (US: cookie) made with ground almonds, candied orange peel and honey. May be found coated in chocolate and are generally particularly associated with Assisi and Sienna.
"Curl of the sea." Sea urchin. The only edible part is the orange or pink coral or roe, five ovaries. They should really only be eaten live, possibly with the addition of a squeeze of lemon.
