Bow tie shaped pasta. Farfallini are the smallest, and farfallone are the largest.

A cow's milk cheese with a firm texture; its flavor ranges from mild to sharp, and its color varies from white to orange. It is eaten out of hand, as well as used in various cooked dishes.

A thick cornmeal porridge cooked with milk or water. It's eaten for breakfast with melted butter or maple syrup added. It can also be poured into a pan after cooking, cooled and cut into squares, then pan fried and served as a side dish.

Used to cook or warm foods that are sensitive to high heat, this is a stove top apparatus that consists of two tight fitting pots, one nesting inside the other, with a lid that fits both. Water is added to the lower pot and brought to a boil; food is placed in the upper pot, and is heated by the hot water underneath. Because the temperature cannot exceed the boiling point of water (100°C, 212°F), this is a safe method to melt chocolate, make custards, and cook delicate sauces.