Specialities & recipes, Veneto

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The refined palate

If you enjoy cooking, why not try to recreate a corner of Italy in your own home, putting your cooking skills to the test with some of the regional and local recipes published here: just follow the recipe (it’s important to have the right ingredients!) and add a sprinkling of imagination. The results will surprise you, even if it is not possible to entirely replace the ambience of a typical family restaurant in Italy, surrounded by the timeless quality of its familial atmosphere.

Bigoli in a cream of green olives, cherry tomatoes and parmesan shavings

The traditional cuisine from the region of Veneto brings together the most original ingredients in a mix of traditional and new flavours. » Visit

Lentils

The recipe for a dish that cannot be left out at Christmas or New Years Eve. Lentils are considered as bearers of luck, wealth and prosperity and help to give a good start to the New Year. » Visit

Tortellini from Valeggio with a sage and butter sauce

Tortellini have become the symbol of Valeggio sul Mincio, in the province of Verona, and are famous all over the world. » Visit

Chestnut soup

This soup is a variation of Pasta e Fagioli. It is typical of the area of San Zeno di Montagna on Monte Baldo near Verona, an area famous for its chestnuts. » Visit

Gnocchi di malga: mountain dumplings

A speciality from the Mountains of Lessinia (malga means a mountain pasture) in the Province of Verona. This simple recipe from Italy’s past makes for a tasty dish and takes only about 40 minutes to prepare. » Visit

Pasta and beans

A typical Veronese dish, this internationallly famous recipe is obtained from the combination of beans and short kind of pasta like ditalini. » Visit

Risotto all’Amarone

Resulting from the union of rice and amarone, a wine produced in the Valpolicella near Verona, this unique risotto has become a favourite in many local trattorias. » Visit

Risotto all’Isolana

This traditional dish from Isola della Scala in the Po Valley south of Verona combines the rice from the area, vialone nano veronese IGP, with a meat sauce. » Visit

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