7Frittura di cervello, Rome

Fried brains donโ€™t sound nearly as alluring as frittura di cervello, but the delicate flavour of this typically Roman dish makes up for any off-putting associations.

Lightly battered and fried, the lamb or veal brains often come with a vegetable thatโ€™s been put through the same process โ€“ usually artichokes, courgette.