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Post by blossom on Feb 18, 2004 18:35:22 GMT -5
Hi! I was just looking at the recipes on Jamie Oliver's site, and would like to make one of his salads. Could someone please tell this uninformed girl what "Speck" and "Treviso" are? Thanks! - Blossom  |
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Post by NOLaKingfish on Feb 20, 2004 10:44:43 GMT -5
Speck imported. Speck is the famed meat from the Alto Adige region of Italy. An extremely lean whole pork flank that has been smoke-cured. Speck is good used in a typical "prosciutto-like" method, but perhaps something like asparagus will hold up to the smokiness better than the delicate flavor of melon. It is an excellent flavoring agent to bean soups or stews, certain pasta sauces, and the like. A little Speck can go a long way flavor-wise in cooking use, so start small and build in quantity as the dish demands.
As for as Treviso it's a town in Italy. Also there is a radish called Radicchio di Treviso maybe that is what he was talking about.
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Post by blossom on Feb 20, 2004 11:29:46 GMT -5
Thanks NOLaKingfish! After seeing your website, I shouldn't be surprised you know so much about food! I don't imagine stores around here carry such specialty items, but now I know prosciutto and radishes might make good substitutions in the recipe. Thanks again! - Blossom |
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