Firm, sweet grapes with thin skins make this stew one of my favourite dishes
Pizzutella is a white or black grape variety. The name comes from the form: cylindrical and ending in a point, and the dialect for a point is pizzutella. It’s a variety grown widely in Italy, with some regional variations being less pointy and more bendy, hence the alternative names uva corna (horn grape) or minnevacca (cow’s nipple). In Spain, they are called dedo de dama, which corresponds with the Californian name lady fingers, while in Algeria they are known as nab el djemel (camel tooth), and in France cornichon blanc.
Continue reading… Firm, sweet grapes with thin skins make this stew one of my favourite dishesPizzutella is a white or black grape variety. The name comes from the form: cylindrical and ending in a point, and the dialect for a point is pizzutella. It’s a variety grown widely in Italy, with some regional variations being less pointy and more bendy, hence the alternative names uva corna (horn grape) or minnevacca (cow’s nipple). In Spain, they are called dedo de dama, which corresponds with the Californian name lady fingers, while in Algeria they are known as nab el djemel (camel tooth), and in France cornichon blanc. Continue reading… Chicken, Food, Italian food and drink, Meat, Stew, Fruit