Italian dish may be right — is German? (7)
I believe the answer is:
risotto
'italian dish' is the definition.
(type of Italian meal)
'right is german?' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'german?' becomes 'otto' (common German name).
'r'+'is'+'otto'='RISOTTO'
'may be' is the link.
(Other definitions for risotto that I've seen before include "Perhaps Italian" , "dishy thing!" , "Main course" , "scoff" , "F" .)