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By Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio

Published 1997

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From the diminutive of boccone, literally ‘mouthful’, bocconcini can be of many things. Bocconcini di vitello, for instance, are small escalopes of veal containing various fillings like cheese, prosciutto, eggs and herbs and braised in a sauce (see Involtini). Bocconcini are also tiny Mozzarella cheeses.

A Tuscan Chiana bull in Umbria.