Hazel grouse. A game bird found in woodlands on hillsides, often perching in trees, especially aspen and birch, in Scandinavia and Baltic countries, the former Yugoslavia and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as mountainous regions of northern Italy.
False morel mushrooms. They are deadly poisonous if not cooked, closely resembling real morel mushrooms, being wrinkled and brown in the same way. However, morel mushrooms are symmetrical while false morels are irregular in shape and look like a brown brain, while true morels are more like a sponge. True morels have hollow stems while those of false morels are solid. Be careful to check each of these features before attempting to eat one. They have a fine flavour and are generally parboiled. They are popular in Nordic countries and in Finland especially.
A rich dessert of the puréed root of boniato, a sweet potato with white rather than orange flesh, sprinkled with cinnamon.
A sweet potato with creamy white rather than orange flesh. This is the Americas' equivalent of the yam, used a great deal in the Caribbean. Sweet potatoes are often used in making sweet puddings flavoured with cinnamon cooked and then dipped into syrup, or puréed. Sometimes called the Florida yam.
Bonito. A migratory fish which is available up to 25 lb (11.3 kg). Often sold as tuna, though it is not.
