cervellata

/chehr-vehl-LAH-tah/
[Italian] plural cervellate

A spicy pork sausage flavoured with saffron, nutmeg and Parmesan cheese, sometimes with bone marrow, from Milan. They used to contain pig's brains but are now generally made with pork sirloin. Also known as cervellada. In Milan it may be known as chervellĂ a, pronounced chehr-veh-luh.

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