Ballad: A short narrative poem, written to be sung. They tell of love, death, the supernatural, or a combination of these. A characteristic of the ballad is incremental repetition or variation. Incremental variation repeats one or more lines with small but significant variations that advance the action.
Name[edit] The word zuppa in Italian cuisine refers to both sweet and savoury dishes. It comes from the verb inzuppare which means to dunk. As the sponge cake or Lady fingers are dipped in liqueur the dish is called Zuppa.
National Zucchini Day. Itâs National Zucchini Day! Today we celebrate this versatile green vegetable and all the delicious dishes we can make with it. The common zucchini is a close relative of the cucumber and the melon. It is a type of squash that comes from Italy. In fact, the name âzucchiniâ comes from the word âzucchino,â which means âsmall squashâ in Italian.