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Bigoli in Salsa con Cipolla e Acciughe Veneziani

Venice's quintessential pasta — thick, whole-wheat spaghetti-like pasta extruded through a bigolaro press, dressed with a sauce of sweet onions caramelised for 45 minutes until almost dissolved and then melted with anchovy fillets off heat. The onion-anchovy sauce is not cooked together but combined at the last moment — the anchovy melts in the residual heat of the onions to preserve its freshness. Traditionally a 'magro' (meatless) dish eaten on Ash Wednesday and Christmas Eve.

Veneto — Pasta & Primi →

Frittelle di Carnevale Veneziane con Uvetta e Pinoli

Venice's Carnival doughnuts — a yeasted, fragrant dough enriched with eggs, grappa and lemon zest, studded with plumped raisins and pine nuts, deep-fried in abundant lard until puffed and golden, then dusted generously with icing sugar. Made only in the pre-Lenten Carnival period, they are sold from outdoor stalls and eaten hot. The best frittelle are as light as air; the worst are dense and oily.

Veneto — Pastry & Baked →

Risi e Bisi alla Veneziana con Prosciutto Crudo

Rice and spring peas cooked together in a loose, soupy preparation that is neither a risotto nor a soup — the most famous first course of the Venetian Republic, historically served to the Doge on the Feast of Saint Mark (25 April). The peas must be fresh, in season, and very young. The pea pods are cooked first in broth and then discarded, but their sweetness remains in the liquid. Prosciutto crudo is cut into small pieces and added with the peas.

Veneto — Rice & Risotto →

Riso e Latte alla Veneta

The Veneto's oldest risotto preparation — cooked in milk rather than broth, with no soffritto, no wine, no finishing butter. Simply Vialone Nano rice simmered in full-fat whole milk with a knob of butter, salt, and a generous grating of aged Grana Padano until the rice is tender and the milk has absorbed to a thick, porridge-like consistency. The purest expression of the Venetian rice tradition — before the broth-based risotto technique codified. Made for the sick, for children, and for anyone who understands that the simplest preparations demand the finest ingredients.

Veneto — Rice & Risotto →

Risotto con Radicchio Trevigiano e Taleggio

A risotto using the long-leafed, intensely bitter radicchio di Treviso tardivo (the late-harvest variety available from December–February) braised until the bitterness moderates and it softens to a silky tangle, then folded into a Vialone Nano risotto with Taleggio cheese melted off heat. The bitterness of the radicchio, the milky funk of the Taleggio and the creamy starch of the rice create an extraordinary three-way balance.

Veneto — Rice & Risotto →

Tiramisù Originale Trevigiano al Mascarpone

The canonical tiramisù from Treviso — savoiardi (ladyfinger biscuits) dipped in cold espresso with a splash of Marsala, layered with a zabaione-based mascarpone cream (egg yolks beaten with sugar and Marsala over a bagnomaria then folded with whipped mascarpone). The cream contains no whipped cream, no gelatin. The dish is assembled in a rectangular baking dish and dusted with bitter cocoa. Attributed to Le Beccherie restaurant in Treviso (1960s).

Veneto — Pastry & Baked →