The longest-grain rice used for risottos. It absorbs moisture and releases starches as it is stirred and cooked without breaking down.
"Superior." Denotes DOC wine that meets standards above the norm (higher alcohol, longer aging, a special subzone, etc) though conditions vary. QualitĂ superiore is applied to Balsamic vinegar.
A Roman dish of croquettes, or meatballs, often of veal, made with a coating of rice with butter and grated Parmesan or Caciocavallo cheese and saffron, cooled, wrapped around a filling of some kind, rolled in egg and breadcrumbs and then fried. Known in Sicily as arancini.
A name in Abruzzo for the porbeagle or mackerel shark. A member of the shark family common in the Atlantic. It grows to 4 meters (13 ft) in length. It has good flavour and texture and is grilled in the form of steaks.
Beefsteak mushroom. It may be sliced and fried like liver, or eaten raw with a salad, when it should be cut into thin strips, soaked in salted water, drained and then dressed with a vinaigrette.
Syracuse is the anglicised name for Siracusa, a province and town in Sicily, the island off the toe of Italy.
