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zabaione or zabaglione
  Fluffy amalgam of egg yolks, sugar and wine (usually Marsala), usually done in a copper pot over an open flame to mount the confection into a creamy kind of pudding. It is eaten warm like a custard or with cake or in gelato or semifreddo. It might include fresh berries.
 
zafferano
  Saffron, which is grown in small amounts in northern Italy. It is used to flavor a wide range of dishes, and its characteristic yellow color gives color to the dishes to which it is added.
 
zaletto
  Venetian cornmeal cookies, made with lemon peel or raisins.
 
zampone
  Modenese pork sausage encased in the skin of pig’s foot (zampa).
 
zenzero
  Ginger, though the term is used in Tuscany for hot pepper.
 
zeppole
  "Zeppelins," fried dough puffs, afterwards sugared.
 
zerro
  Picarel fish.
 
zibibbo
  Smyrna grape.
 
zicchi
  Breadsticks.
 
zimino
  Genoese sauce of minced greens and garlic, olive oil usually served with seafood.

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