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Origin
Macerata, Marche
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Description
The grand lasagna of Marche, layered with fresh egg pasta sheets, a slow-braised sauce of chicken giblets (liver, heart, gizzards), Vin Cotto or Marsala, béchamel, and aged pecorino. Older versions include black truffle and sweetbreads. The name may derive from Austrian general Windisch-Graetz, garrisoned in Macerata during Napoleonic wars, though local documentation pre-dates this story. Baked until the top is burnished and edges crisp.
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The Thread
—Chicken liver as primary flavour vehicle in a refined baked preparation French
—Multi-layer egg pasta bake with meat sauce and béchamel Emilia-Romagna
—Spiced meat layered with pasta and béchamel, baked to a burnished crust Greek
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Flavour Context
Rich, mineral, mildly gamey from giblets, rounded by béchamel and nutmeg — a feast dish requiring several hours but delivering extraordinary depth
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