Boreto alla Gradese con Aceto e Aglio
Grado
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Origin
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Description
A stark, powerful fish preparation from the lagoon town of Grado — whole small fish (go, moeche crab, scampi or mixed fish) cooked only in olive oil, white wine vinegar and garlic with no liquid, no tomato and no aromatics beyond garlic and black pepper. The fish stews in a reduced acid-oil medium until almost dry. Nothing else. The technique is the complete opposite of the delicate Venetian approach — aggressive, bold and deeply funky from the reduction.
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The Thread
—Fish cooked in vinegar and olive oil — the Spanish version of the same ancient preservation-cooking technique where acid is the cooking medium Spanish
—Fish in vinegar and onion — the Venetian version uses the same acid-oil principle but serves it cold as a preserved preparation Venetian
—Fish baked in oil and acid — the Greek version uses lemon rather than vinegar but the same acid-as-cooking-medium logic Greek
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Flavour Context
Aggressively acidic, concentrated and pungently fishy; the reduction creates an almost vinegar candy coating; black pepper adds heat; polenta is essential to manage the intensity — a dish of extreme flavour that rewards courage
Pillars V — VII
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