Torta Paesana, Bread and Cocoa Cake from Lombardy
Torta Paesana, Village Cake, is a cake quite dense and moist in texture yet very soft, whose principle was and still is to use leftovers. It is a cake from…
Sbrisolona Almond Cake
Sbrisolona is a very simple cake made with almonds and cornflour, covered in whole almonds too. It is a cake typical of Mantua, a city located in Lombardy, in the…
Polenta Taragna – the Buckwheat Polenta
The tradition of eating Polenta in Italy is older than the introduction of sweetcorn in the 16th century. However, in Lombardy region, precisely in its Alpine region Valtellina and in…
Rice and Parsley Soup with Potatoes from Lombardy
Rice and parsley soup is a humble and comfortable soup, easy to make since the ingredients are easily available at any time of the year. It is a recipe from…
Monzese Risotto with Saffron and Sausage
Monzese Risotto, Risotto alla Monzese in Italian. As the word says, is typical of the city of Monza – near Milan – famous not only for the Formula 1 Italian…