But when a friend suggested putting 'chicken' before the names of Italian footballers - even though I'd never heard of them, they did sound rather delicious.
Pollo nocerino sounds like chicken with hazelnuts; pollo Barzagli has a Hungarian paprika feel, don't you think; pollo Marchisio comes with asparagus; de Rossi must be red wine sauce; pollo Chiellini might be poached in brodo with pasta shapes and pollo di Natale is probably studded with truffles.
Chicken Buffon
Chicken Maggio
Chicken Chiellini
Chicken Ogbonna
Chicken Balzaretti Chicken Abate
Chicken Barzagli Chicken Bonucci
Chicken Motta
Chicken Marchisio Chicken Giaccherini
Chicken De Rossi
Chicken Montolivo
Chicken Pirlo Chicken Diamanti Chicken Nocerino
Chicken Balotelli
Chicken Cassano Chicken Di Natale Chicken Borini
Chicken Giovinco
Now if only I had a glass of Chianti and a packet of breadsticks ...
Um, I looked up Sue's suggestion and found that she knows somewhat about football - such a disappointment. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAs to your own suggestion of Pollo Natale, if you Google it, there are a lot of recipes...
I think mine sounds more festive, Toffeeapple!
DeleteIt's all right, Sue, we'll still speak to you, even if you like football. (But maybe I won't come and live in your garage after all!)
DeleteI've just googled him, Sue ... you can have him, not my type!
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