pajata

noun

1. The jejunum of an unweaned calf (or, rarely, of a young ox) containing chyme, used as food.

   uncountable

   Heat a deep, thick bottomed pot with about a quarter cup of olive oil, and as soon as it’s hot add the pajata, with a dusting of salt, the clove, and a dusting of pepper. Brown the Pajata over a gentle flame, gently stirring the rings about lest they form crusts, stick, and break apart.

2. A serving of pasta dressed with the above entrail cooked with onion, lard, parsley, and celery, with the addition of tomato sauce and white wine.

   countable

   Eventually the main courses did arrive - I'd asked for 2 cacio e pepe and one pajata, instead 2 pajatas arrived and i had to ask again for a cacio e pepe. The food was good but not what we ordered.

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pajata, Roman and central form of standard pagliata.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pajata (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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