NEW QUIZ QUESTION
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 15:31In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hey Du. People now too worried about their swimming pools to attempt the quiz. So. Vincisgrassi? Something Leonardo was smoking when he was painting The Last Supper? Bet that's right. Now for Ciausculo...............................
CIAUSCULO
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 15:50In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Got it . It's an inedible dish created by the Fresh Cherry Marketing Board to increase the sales of their noxious fruit. Both correct eh DU?
I'll give you a clue Cingers
Submitted by DavidUno on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 15:54In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
You are firmly in the lead on the inventive nonsensical stabinthedark stakes!!!!
I cannot believe that old trotter's wild stabs in the dark will
Submitted by DavidUno on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 10:17In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
cause me to throw a crisp £5 note into Just Giving, with no competition! Oh dear oh dear. John Motson moment coming on. I'll put £2 in for the particular "Motty" word that describes the reaction to Moxie's mini quiz for abruzzo!
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Both items are foody. The region where I live is home to them both.
TIME'S UP
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 14:56OK DU Vincisgrassi is a baked pasta from Marche which contains lean minced beef (and about 100 other things) - but may also contain testicles! Ciausculo (as I hinted yesterday) is a pork dish garnished with watercress and cherries. Never had either but the second sounds ok. Seems like the best idea would be for you and me to PM each other when we have a Quiz question.
Many thanks boys
Submitted by Moxie on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 17:44In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thank you boys for all your efforts!Big hugzMoxie
We have a winner!
Submitted by DavidUno on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 18:17In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well Trotters, you have definately won the stab in the dark prize! Your baked pasta dish is only a partial answer. It is a lasagne of about 12 pasta layers with a very rich filling containing loads of giblets. It was first baked for an Austrian General Wincis Grezzi (or something similar) and became a favourite for him. At local festas it is usually far more simple and less offaly.Ciausculo or ciauscolo or ciabuscolo is nothing to do with cherries! It is a fresh pork sausage the size of a salami but not dried as much so it remains soft and pink. It is eaten raw. There is also a liver (fegato) version which is very rich and dark. The best examples can be found in a tiny shop at Stazione Monte San Martino on the road from Amandola to Servigliano. So Mr C, my dosh'll be in the pot tomorrow.Over and out