1

Canatarini here lists various species no longer cultivated, whose colorful names are descriptive and evoke harvests.

2

Raviggiolo is a small mounded fresh cheese.

3

Bengodi: godere means “to enjoy,” and ben, meaning “well,” is used here as an intensifier, suggesting a mythical place of great enjoyment.

4

Pecorino is made of ewe’s milk.

5

Robiola is made of a mix of cow’s, ewe’s, and goat’s milk.

6

In modern Italian, guasto means “spoiled” or “broken.”

7

Must is the juice of grapes before fermentation.

8

The name alone is derogatory—zucca is a squash, and padella is a frying pan.

9

Sorghum is a coarse grain raised for fodder, but also eaten by the poor.