Other versions include spinach, semolina, sweet potatoes, chopped herbs, and parmesan or ricotta cheese. Once the gnocchi are made they are cooked in boiling water, and then sauced or tossed with melted butter. Gnocchi is also the name of a pasta with a similar shape. It can range from creamy and moist to dry and semi-firm, and is packaged in a wide variety of shapes, from cylinders to discs. This may be made in individual puffs or piped into a ring of puffs, which is served with a pool of sauce in the center of the ring.
Some versions add gremolata at the very end of cooking or sprinkled over the top.
A coarse fruit ice similar to sorbet, without the meringue, which is often flavored with liqueurs. The leaves of the grapevine, often used in Greek and Middle Eastern recipes to wrap food for cooking. Pickled in jars in brine. Find in finer supermarkets and delicatessens. May use fresh grape leaves, but blanch them first in boiling water for one minute.