zamponehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zampone_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezampone, n.
First published 2006

zamponenoun

  1. 1860–
    In Italian cookery: a pig's trotter stuffed with spiced ground pork, then cured and dried.
    1. 1860
      A curious despatch from the Modenese envoy..is about a peculiar sort of pigs' feet, known at Modena as ‘Zamponi’, for which delicacy the town is famous... ‘I have solicited an audience of his Holiness to present the forty-eight Zamponi, as Cardinal Gonsalvi refused to have any...’
      Examiner 28 January 59/2
    2. 1907
      I, too, have been on a pilgrimage,..to Modena, the city of the bucket, the zampone, and the lambrusco.
      Fortnightly Review May 801
    3. 1954
      Soak the zampone for 12 hours in cold water. Loosen the strings which are tied round it, and make two incisions with a sharp knife in the form of a cross between the trotters.
      E. David, Italian Food 220
    4. 1977
      Lambrusco, from Emilia-Romagna, a red that is enjoyed locally with zampone.
      Times 3 September 10/6
    5. 1989
      Zampone is a whole pig's trotter stuffed with finely minced pork, seasoned with pistachio nuts and whole peppercorns.
      Wine November 85/1
    6. 1995
      Zampone are larger and will take 40 minutes to cook.
      R. Gray & R. Rogers, River Cafe Cook Book (1996) vi. 239

zampone, n. was first published in March 2006.

zampone, n. was last modified in June 2024.