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Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.

Featured Dishes from Italy

Pilgrim scallop

Pilgrim scallop

Pizza

Pizza

Oven baked flat dough or crust topped with sauce, meat, cheese, vegetables, fruit, many different toppings, crust types and cooking styles

Pizza al taglio

Pizza al taglio

Rectangular pizza with a focaccia-like crust and a variety of toppings

Pizza bianca

Focaccia-like flatbread with olive oil and herbs, commonly made into pizza topped with mozzarella, parmesan, pancetta, spinach, arugula, artichoke, onions, sliced tomatoes

Pizza capricciosa

Pizza capricciosa

Pizza with mozzarella, ham, mushroom, artichoke, olives

Pizza fritta

Pizza fritta

Pan- or deep-fried pizza dough, then topped with sweet or savory ingredients

Pizza Margherita

Pizza Margherita

Pizza with tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella

Pizza Napoletana

Pizza Napoletana

Wood-fired pizza topped with crushed tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella or fior de latte, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil, from Naples, Campania, Italy

Pizza romana

Pizza romana

Pizza topped with mozzarella, tomatoes, oregano, anchovies

Pizzoccheri

Pizzoccheri

Buckwheat pasta, served with Savoy cabbage or Swiss chard, sprinkled with cheese and topped with hot butter

Polenta con funghi

Polenta con funghi

Polenta with mushroom ragu, some recipes grill the polenta

Polenta e osei

Savory version: polenta served with skewered and grilled meats such as small birds, beef, pork, veal, sausage, pancetta

Polenta e salsiccia

Polenta e salsiccia

Polenta with sausage

Polenta taragna

Polenta taragna

Buckwheat and cornmeal polenta with butter and Valtellina Casera cheese

Pollo alla cacciatora

Pollo alla cacciatora

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Pollo alla diavola

Spicy grilled spatchcocked chicken

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Pollo alla romana

Chicken with bell peppers, common on the Ferragosto holiday on Aug 15

Polpeta

Polpeta

Meatballs or patties, made with meat, fish, vegetables, serve with tomato sauce, gravy

Polpo alla griglia

Polpo alla griglia

Grilled octopus

Polpo alla Luciana

Polpo alla Luciana

Octopus stewed with tomatoes, olives, parsley, garlic, capers and white wine

Polpo in umido

Polpo in umido

Porchetta

Porchetta

Pork roast, also refers to roast suckling pig

Ragout

Ragout

Stewed meat, fish, seafood, game, vegetables

Ragù alla bolognese

Ragù alla bolognese

Bolognese meat sauce with wine, vegetables, nutmeg, sometimes cream, served with pasta

Ragù Napoletano

Ragù Napoletano

Slow-cooked meat sauce with tomatoes and various cuts and types of beef, veal, pork, sausage, serve the sauce with pasta and the chunks of meat as the main course

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Stewed vegetables

Ravioli

Ravioli

Pasta filled with meat, vegetables, cheese, fruit, nuts, typically in the shape of squares or circles and topped with sauce

Ribollita

Ribollita

Bread soup with cabbage, cannellini beans, lacinato kale and other various vegetables and beans

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Riso al forno

Oven-baked rice casserole with meat, cheese, onion, garlic, tomatoes, herbs and spices

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Risotto ai frutti di mare

Risotto ai frutti di mare

Seafood risotto, made with mussels, clams, cockles

Risotto alla Milanese

Risotto alla Milanese

Risotto with Arborio rice and saffron

Risotto alla pescatora

Risotto alla pescatora

Seafood risotto, made with mussels, shellfish, shrimp, squid

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Risotto tartufo

Risotto with truffles

Roast beef

Roast beef

Roast chicken

Roast chicken

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Salmerino del Trentino

Arctic char farmed in Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and in Bagolino, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Saltimbocca

Saltimbocca

Veal wrapped in prosciutto and sage, then cooked in butter and white wine, may also be made with chicken or pork

Saltimbocca alla romana

Saltimbocca alla romana

Thin veal cutlets cooked with prosciutto, sage, butter and wine

Sartù di riso

Sartù di riso

Rice pie or casserole with sausage, meat, meatballs, hard boiled eggs, peas and tomato sauce

Sashimi

Sashimi

Thinly sliced raw fish, commonly served with, for example, soy sauce, daikon, ginger, shiso, sauces, or enhanced with marinades, other types of meat can also be used

Sautè di cozze

Sautè di cozze

Steamed mussels

Scaloppine

Scaloppine

Thinly sliced veal, pork, chicken in any number of sauces, for example, lemon and caper, tomato and wine, mushroom

Scaloppine di vitello

Scaloppine di vitello

Thin veal cutlets in a sauce with lemon and capers

Scialatielli

Scialatielli

Pasta made with flour, milk, basil, olive oil and parmesan cheese, Scialatielli all’Amalfitana, which is scialatielli with seafood, is a popular dish using this type of pasta

Sea bass

Sea bass

Sea urchin

Sea urchin

Seafood

Seafood

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Seppie con piselli

Stewed cuttlefish with peas

Seppie ripiene

Seppie ripiene

Stuffed cuttlefish or squid

Sfincione

Sfincione

Foccaccia topped with tomato sauce and cheese

Shrimp

Shrimp

Sole

Sole

Sole meunière

Sole meunière

Sole sautéed in butter and served with a caper-butter sauce

Spaghetti aglio e olio

Spaghetti aglio e olio

Pasta with garlic and olive oil

Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino

Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino

Spaghetti with garlic, olive oil and chili peppers

Spaghetti ai frutti di mare

Spaghetti ai frutti di mare

Pasta with seafood and tomato sauce

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Pasta with tomato sauce with olives, anchovies, capers and garlic

Spaghetti alle vongole

Spaghetti alle vongole

Pasta with clam sauce

Spaghetti allo scoglio

Spaghetti allo scoglio

Pasta with seafood

Spezzatino di maiale

Spezzatino di maiale

Spicy stewed pork

Spiedini

Spiedini

Skewered and grilled meat such as lamb, beef, chicken, fish, the meat may also be stuffed, rolled and then skewered and grilled

Steak

Steak

Typically beef steak, but can be from other animals as well, many different cuts and ways to prepare, for example, ribeye, filet mignon, cowboy steak, New York strip, T-bone

Stoccafisso

Stoccafisso

Dried unsalted cod

Strozzapreti

Strozzapreti

Long, hand-rolled pasta, used in many different dishes

Sushi

Sushi

Small, bite-sized preparations of sushi rice with seafood, fish, eel, vegetables, fruit, seaweed, sesame seeds, many different types and ways to prepare

Swordfish

Swordfish

Tacchino ripieno

Tacchino ripieno

Stuffed and roasted turkey, common during Christmas

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Tagliata di manzo

Grilled steak sliced prior to serving, serve with sautéed chantarelles, potatoes au gratin and arugula salad dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Tempeh

Tempeh

Fermented soybean cake, cooked many different ways and included in many dishes, for example, kripik tempe, tempe bacem, tempe goreng, tempe kering, tempe mendoan, tempe penyet, tempe penyet, tempe satay, tumis tempe

Tempura

Tempura

Battered and deep-fried seafood or vegetables, serve with dipping sauce, for example, tentsuyu sauce

Teriyaki

Teriyaki

A cooking technique in which foods, for example, beef, chicken, fish, vegetables, are grilled or broiled with a glaze of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

Tiella

Tiella

Baked casserole with rice, potatoes and mussels

Timballo

Timballo

Large meat pie or casserole made with pasta, meat, sausage, cheese, vegetables, rice, sauce

Timballo

Timballo

Large meat pie or casserole made with pasta, meat, sausage, cheese, vegetables, rice, sauce

Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino

Tinca Gobba Dorata del Pianalto di Poirino

Tinca tinca L. fish from Piedmont, Italy

Tofu

Tofu

Soybean curd, used in a variety of ways, for example, deep-fried, stir fry, soups, salads

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Torta di verdure

Savory pie with vegetables and/or greens

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Torta funghi

Savory mushroom pie or quiche

Torta pasqualina

Torta pasqualina

Torta salata

Torta salata

Savory pie with vegetables, meat, cheese

Tortelli zucca

Tortelli zucca

Pumpkin-filled pasta

Tortellini in brodo

Tortellini in brodo

Tortellini in chicken broth

Totano

Totano

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Tournedos alla Rossini

Braised beef filet in Madeira sauce and topped with foie gras

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Triglie alla livornese

Mullet in red tomato sauce

Trippa alla romana

Trippa alla romana

Tripe with tomatoes, wine, mint and Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano

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Trote del Trentino

Rainbow trout reared in tanks in Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Trout

Trout

Tuna

Tuna

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Vignarola

Spring vegetable stew, commonly made with artichokes, fava beans, asparagus and peas, serve with pasta, crusty bread

Vitello tonnato

Vitello tonnato

Cold veal, served with a tuna, anchovy and caper sauce

Vitellone bianco dell'Appennino centrale

Vitellone bianco dell'Appennino centrale

Chianina, Romagnola and Marchigiana cows and bullocks reared in Abruzzo, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Molise, Tuscany and Umbria, Italy

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Vitelloni Piemontesi della Coscia

Cattle reared in Piedmont and Liguria, Italy

Wrap

Wrap

Meat and/or vegetables wrapped up inside a tortilla, lettuce or flatbread

Zucchine ripiene

Zucchine ripiene

Zucchini filled with veal, parsley, onion, tomato, Parmigiano Reggiano, then fried

Zuppa di castagne

Zuppa di castagne

Chestnut soup, may include chickpeas, lentils, beans, several variations

Zuppa di cipolle

Zuppa di cipolle

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Zuppa di cozze

Zuppa di fagioli

Zuppa di fagioli

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