Garganey or summer teal. A small European duck having a conspicuous white stripe over each eye and down the back of the head in the male. It is found in northern Italy.
A traditional winter dish of belly pork fried and served with a creamy purée of peas flavoured with herbs. It may be sprinkled with croûtons made with small cubes of belly pork rendered until they are crisp. This was originally food for the poor being made with ingredients they would have likely to have available. As in so many places this cuisine is gaining in popularity.
Pea shoot. These may be served as a garnish on salads, or scattered over meat dishes. They have a flavour almost like asparagus.
Pea soup. A traditional winter soup this is likely to be made with dried yellow peas made with a meat-based stock and perhaps with some pieces of dried or smoked belly pork added. This dish appears in many of the colder parts of the world; available beans with pork of some kind, as in Boston baked beans.
A traditional winter dish of belly pork fried and served with a creamy purée of peas flavoured with herbs. It may be sprinkled with croûtons made with small cubes of belly pork rendered until they are crisp. This was originally food for the poor being made with ingredients they would have likely to have available. As in so many places this cuisine is gaining in popularity.
