A large white kidney bean. These beans are often served cooked and cooled with olive oil as an antipasto or in various other dishes.
Front shoulder of pig, cured and shaped to resemble prosciutto, from Emilia-Romagna. It has more muscle and is thus less tender than prosciutto. Between the head and shoulder the beast provides a 3 kg (6 lb) cut called capocollo in Tuscany, coppa further North. It is only cured for a few days and produces meat which is fattier and darker than prosciutto.
Shoulder. A joint that is good for slow roasting, pot roasting and braising. Spalla seems to apply to a number of different cuts from around the vicinity of the shoulder as well as the whole shoulder.
A name in Messina in Sicily for a beef cut taken from just behind the shoulder consisting of the infraspinatus muscle. This joint is good for braising, pot-roasting and stewing.
