timballo

Timballo is an Italian dish consisting of pasta, rice or potatoes, with one or more other ingredients (cheese, meat, fish, vegetables or fruit) included. Variations include the mushroom and shrimp sauce timballo Alberoni, named after Giulio Alberoni, and the veal and tomato sauce timballo pattadese.

==Etymology== The name comes from the Italian from the French word for 'kettledrum' (timbale). Varieties of timballo differ from region to region, and it is sometimes known as a bomba, tortino, sartù (a type of Neapolitan timballo with rice and tomato sauce) or pasticcio (which is used more commonly to refer to a similar dish baked in a pastry crust). It is also known as timpano and timbale. It is similar to a casserole and is sometimes referred to in English as a pie or savory cake.