Meaning of ventresca | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Flesh from the belly of a tuna, which is prepared in oil and served as food.
   uncountable

Examples

“The choice part of the tunny fish is the stomach (ventresca), which is very tender and of an appetizing creamy-pink color. […] For a salad one must always ask for ventresca.”

“Anatra ripiena is a Venetian recipe for duck, sometimes boned, stuffed with a rich mixture of breadcrumbs […], sometimes some tunny ventresca, and nutmeg, […]”

“Ventresca, tuna’s succulent belly, is another of my favorites. […] If I have some cooked cannellini or borlotti beans in the refrigerator, I warm them up with some of the liquid they have been cooked in, then drain them and add them to a can of ventresca together with several thin slices of raw onion.”

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