A date with Italian cuisine

Let's discover typical dishes of Como's cuisine together with me starting with the appetizers; the 'Fitascetta' is a classic local recipe, a cake made from a mixture of wheat and onions, with cheese if desired. I serve this with Casera (a goats cheese) along with salami, and bresaola with lard and jam.

After this rich appetizer, its time for the first course: Larian-style gnocchi made of flour blended with water or milk. Braised meat will follow, browned and served with a gravy made from a herb bouquet and wine, accompanied by mixed polenta (wheat and buckwheat) flavored with sage; the polenta, according to a local saying, "is made with fire, flour and elbow grease", emphasizing the hard work involved in stirring the wooden "canela" in the polenta pot heated over an open fire.

This gastronomic Experience will end with 'Cutizza', a popular focaccia bread and the "Paradell" focaccia, which is filled with apples, raisins and pine nuts, and is accompanied by Genepy, the typical local after-dinner liqueur, then I will bring you to a food tour in the local market.