The true prawn is a small shellfish closely related to shrimp, but it is European. The Italian word for ham, usually referring to the raw cured hams of Parma. Though once impossible to obtain in the United States due to USDA regulations, fine prosciuttos from Italy and Switzerland are now being imported. These hams are called prosciutto crudo. Cooked hams are called prosciutto cotto.
Prosciutto is best when sliced paper thin served with ripe figs or wrapped around grissini.
The dried plum. Custards are thickened with eggs, puddings with cornstarch or flour. Time-consuming but fairly easy to make. The succulent flesh of a fruit. To break a food down to powder by crushing or grinding.