Results: Virtual Tour of Venice, Italy Part Two
Published on 05/17/2023
In part one, we looked at the origins of Venice. In today's survey we'll explore the cuisine of Venice. In a city where the streets are made of water, seafood definitely dominates the menu. Traditional Venice food is heavily influenced by the bounty of the lagoon with fish and seafood featuring heavily. Nomad Epicureans is the source for this survey.
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Which of these traditional Venetian dishes are you familiar with?
A traditional Venetian feast entails up to four courses: antipasti (starters or appetizers); primo piatto (first course); secondo piatto (main course) with contorni (vegetable or salad accompaniments) and dolce (sweets/desserts).
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Similar in concept to Spanish tapas (though Venetians deeply despise that analogy) and unique to Venice, cicchetti are small dishes of local finger foods and snacks that are some of the best culinary finds in Italy.
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The array of cicchetti is expansive and typically include crostini (small open-faced sandwiches), panini (small sandwiches on crusty rolls), tramezzini (crustless white bread half-sandwiches), and polpette (fried balls of meat, tuna, cheese, or potatoes).
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Sarde in Saor is a classic Middle Eastern-inspired dish that is said to have been born from the necessity to preserve fish for as long as possible. It consists of fried sardine fillets marinated in a sweet and sour mixture of vinegar, raisins, sautéed sliced onions, and pine nuts.
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Which of these Venetian foods are you aware of?
Another eminent fish-based appetizer, baccalà mantecato is a local favorite food to eat in Venice. Though it is one of the most iconic dishes of Venetian cuisine, it has its origins in Northern Europe.
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114 votes
Frutti di Mare are "fruits of the sea" and the dish is a sumptuous seafood platter of baby octopus, anchovies, mussels, shrimp, or whatever's in season in a lemon dressing.
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It's hardly surprising that risotto is a major feature in Venetian cuisine as the Veneto is one of Italy's main rice-growing regions. In fact, risotto is even more common than pasta in Venice, so you will find it on nearly every menu in a variety of flavors, most commonly with vegetables, meat, game, or fish.
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The most quintessential risotto dish in Venice is Risi e Bisi which mixes rice (of the vialone nano variety) with fresh peas. Often described as a cross between risotto and thick soup, this humble and comforting dish contains onions, butter, parsley, and pancetta.
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The main dishes in Venice include both the primi (first courses) and secondi (second or main courses). First courses usually include the classic Italian pasta or risotto whereas the second/main courses typically are seafood or meat dishes. Which of Venetian favorites are you familiar with?
One of the quintessential dishes of Venetian cuisine, nero di seppia consists of sliced cuttlefish in its own rich, jet-black ink sauce. It can be served with both risotto and pasta as Risotto al nero di seppia or Spaghetti al nero di seppia.
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Bigoli in salsa is another of Venice's archetypal dishes. Bigoli is a long and thick whole-wheat pasta that originated from the Veneto region. The salsa in this dish refers to the sauce consisting of white onions and salt-cured fish (sardines or anchovies) used to accompany the pasta.
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A traditional Venice food for lovers of offal, Fegato alla Veneziana contains calf's liver sliced into ribbons and sautéed with parsley and white onions. It is commonly served with polenta as a side dish and goes well with a powerful full-bodied wine.
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When dining out, be sure to save room for sweets because the assortment of waistline-threatening Venetian biscuits, pastries, cakes, and desserts are excellent. Having introduced cane sugar to Europe, the Venetians have retained their sweet tooth. Which of these Venetian treats are you aware of?
Tiramisù, which literally translates as "pick me up", is purported to have originated in the small town of Treviso near Venice. It is a creamy dessert of espresso-soaked ladyfingers (sponge cake biscuits shaped like thick digits) separated by layers of an airy cream made by whipping together sugar, egg yolks, and mascarpone.
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If you happen to be visiting Venice during Carnival season, you'll notice that the windows of all bakeries and pastry shops across the city are full of trays overflowing with frìtole.
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A true delight for those with a sweet tooth, these Carnival treats are dough ball fritters laced with liquor-soaked raisins, crunchy pine nuts, and coated generously in powdered sugar. Some variations of frìtole even feature cream-filling like zabaglione, chantilly cream, or ricotta.
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One of the gastronomic delights of Venice is buranelli or bussolai—traditional yellow-colored butter cookies from Burano, a small island in the Venetian lagoon famous for its lace and rainbow-colored houses.
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