I-TRIp: LOMBARDIA NIGHT

Another great night of the culinary trip through the different region of Italy.
This time we`ve been to Lombardy.

Lombardy is one of the 20 region of Italy. It`s situated in the north of the country and Milan, its capital, with its history and culture is one of the major tourists attraction of the region.
Lombardy is a region with different geographical carachter with mountains, hills, plain and lakes.
Milan, Lake Garda, Como are all great destination if you are thinking about going in Lombardia. Those are the most famous destinations but not the only ones. For example you would like to see the little city of Saronno (just north of Milan) where they make the world famous liqueur AMARETTO.

Nice places and also very nice food. The culinary culture is diversified as is the territory.
Typical dishes of Lombardia are Polenta, Risotto alla Milanese (saffron risotto), Gorgonzola cheese that are the most famous but also Osso Buco, Cotolette alla Milanese (breaded escalope), vitello tonnato (veal with tuna cream) and Caseula (pork stew).
Lombardy is also famous for its cured meats and cheeses like the Bresaola of Valtellina, Duck salami and Brianza salami. The most famous cheeses are Gorgonzola, Grana Padano (similar to parmesan cheese), Taleggio (soft cheese) and Quartirolo lombardo.
About sweets who doesn`t know the “Panettone” but there are a lot of nice desserts like the “Sbrisolona Mantovana” (crumble tart).

This is what we had at ITRI:

Carpaccio di manzo
Beef`s Carpaccio served with potatoes, chives and tomatoes timball. Served with onion`s stew.

Risotto alla Milanese
Risotto with onion, saffron, parmesan cheese and butter.

Maiale e polenta
Pork chop cooked with thyme, honey and gorgonzola cheese.
Served with polenta.

Sbriciolata Mantovana
Crumble almond tart with patisserie cream.

Thanks to everyone who was here.

We`ll see you soon.

Ciao

Written by Itri on 11 March 2010 | Posted in All News Entries, Events