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CSCA - Lombary

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PIZZOCHERI   Buckwheat tagliatelle from Valtellina cooked with potatoes and Savoy cabbage, dressed with garlic-scented butter and sage and served with Bitto and latteria cheese.  
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OSSO BUCO   Braised veal shank.  
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COSTOLETTA ALLA MILANESE   Breaded pan-fried loin veal chop.  
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LESSO MISTO   Mixed boiled meats, traditionally served with mostarda.  
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BUSECCA   A tripe and giblet soup.  
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PORCINI   Prized wild mushrooms (boletus edulis).  
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BITTO   A hard cows’ milk cheese from the high pastures of Valtellina, often made with the small addition of sheep’s milk for a stronger taste.  
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GORGONZOLA   A soft cows’ milk blue cheese produced using penicillium glaucum.  
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GRANA PADANO   A hard cows’ milk grating cheese of the Grana family, the same family as Parmigiano-Reggiano.  
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TALEGGIO   A full fat, soft, cows’ milk cheese with a mild and slightly aromatic flavor.  
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MASCARPONE   A velvety, rich, delicately flavored cheese with the consistency of clotted cream.  
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MOSTARDA DI CREMONA   Brightly colored candied whole fruits in a syrup flavored with various amounts of mustard seed.  
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RISOTTO ALLA MILANESE   Saffron Risotto.  
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MINESTRONE ALLA MILANESE   Hearty vegetable soup traditionally containing rice.  
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GREMOLADA   Traditional seasoning for Ossobuco containing parsley, garlic, lemon peel  
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POLENTA   Corn meal mush, in Valtellina traditionally made with addition of buckwheat.  
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PANETTONE   A light, high, airy cake with a dome-shaped top and is chock full of candied fruit and raisins.  
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TORRONE   A famous nougat candy from Cremona made with almonds, honey, sugar, egg whites and wafers.  
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SASSELLA, GRUMELLO, INFERNO   Red DOCG wines from Valtellina made with a local variety of Nebbiolo grape called Chiavennasca.  
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SFURZAT   Same as the above but partially made from dried grapes, leading to a higher than usual alcohol content (minimum 14%) and very intense flavors.  
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CAMPARI   A bright berry-red colored, bittersweet aperitif, which blends a selection of aromatic herbs, fruits and roots with spirits according to a secret recipe developed by the Lombard Gaspare Campari in 1860.  
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CHEESE FROM LOMBARDY   Gorgonzola (Cow), Grana Padano (Cow), Taleggio (Cow), Mascarpone (Cow)  
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