{"id":8512,"date":"2021-10-13T23:50:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T21:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suezo.it\/?p=8512"},"modified":"2021-10-13T23:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T21:58:59","slug":"detourism-venezia-a-tavola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suezo.it\/en\/suezolive\/detourism-venezia-a-tavola","title":{"rendered":"Detourism: Venice and its food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find out everything about Venetian culinary traditions with \u201cDetourism: La newsletter di Venezia\u201d<\/strong>! Enjoy your reading!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>History, traditions and secrets of the Venetian cuisine<\/h2>\n

The Venetian cuisine<\/strong> is part of the thousand-year history<\/a> <\/strong>of the Serenissima republic. It represents a unique gastronomic heritage<\/a><\/strong>, an extraordinary crossroads of cultures and flavours.<\/p>\n

As an ancient maritime city, Venice has its own distinct cuisine, combining ingredients from many other kitchens<\/strong>\u00a0such as Arab, Jewish<\/a><\/strong>, and more generally from the East, as well as from Northern Europe. The Venetian culinary tradition features, for example, dried cod from Norway<\/strong> (called baccal\u00e0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by the Venetians), or rice and exotic spices<\/strong> from Asia. In the past, sugar, raisins and almonds<\/strong> (used in many Venetian recipes) came to Venice from the Eastern Mediterranean; from Istria, Puglia and Greece oil and wines<\/strong>, all expertly blended with indigenous products, fish and game of the Venice lagoon<\/strong>, and the fresh vegetables<\/strong> of the islands and the hinterland.<\/p>\n

Sarde\u00a0in\u00a0sa\u00f3r<\/strong><\/em>, or sweet-and-sour sardines, is a classic Venetian dish, in which sardines are deep-fried then left to marinate with onions, raisins, pine nuts<\/strong> and vinegar. Born in 14th century Venice, sardines in sa\u00f3r<\/em> (literally, \u2018flavour\u2019), is one of the most popular fish dishes of the Venice Lagoon, that makes a perfect starter.\u00a0It\u2019s commonly found served as cich\u00e9ti<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(small snacks served with aperitifs)\u00a0in\u00a0Venetian\u00a0b\u00e0cari<\/em><\/strong> (wine bars).<\/p>\n

Risi\u00a0e\u00a0bisi<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is made with fresh spring peas and rice<\/strong>, a cross between a thick soup and a liquid risotto, traditionally served to the Doge<\/strong> on April 25, the Feast of St. Mark’s<\/strong>, patron saint of Venice (read a short history of rice in Venice<\/a><\/strong>). Risotto di g\u00f2<\/strong><\/em> is another classic dishes of the Venetian lagoon cuisine. It is a tasty risotto prepared with a little fish from the lagoon, the grass\u00a0goby<\/a><\/strong>, called in Venetian\u00a0dialect\u00a0g\u00f2<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(ghiozzo<\/em> in Italian).<\/p>\n

Fegato\u00a0alla\u00a0Veneziana<\/strong><\/em> (finely sliced liver with sweet and sour onions) is one of the most popular Venetian recipes, combining liver\u2019s earthy flavour with the sweetness of the onions.<\/p>\n

This traditional dish has ancient origins, dating back to the Romans, who used to cook liver with figs to tone down its rather strong taste and aroma. Venetians later replaced figs with onions, especially Chioggia white onions.<\/p>\n

From the vegetable gardens on Sant’Erasmo and the Vignole island<\/strong> come still today the vegetables sold at Rialto market<\/a><\/strong>, in particular the delicious purple artichokes<\/a><\/strong> of Sant’Erasmo, SlowFood presidium<\/strong><\/a>. The castra\u00f9re<\/strong><\/em>, i.e. the first flowering tops of the artichokes, are traditionally served raw in a salad, lightly sprinkled with olive oil, salt and black pepper, and topped with shaved Grana Padano cheese.<\/p>\n

Ba\u00eccoli<\/em>, za\u00e9ti<\/em>, bussol\u00e0i<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0are one of the most popular golos\u00e9ssi<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, as the Venetians call the small pastries<\/strong> eaten at the end of a meal or as an afternoon snack. These biscuits are ideal for dipping in coffee, hot chocolate, tea, zabaglione or dessert wines. Coffee culture<\/strong> was first introduced in Venice and later spread throughout Italy. Caff\u00e8 Florian is considered the Italy\u2019s oldest caf\u00e8<\/strong>: it has celebrated its three hundreds\u2019 anniversary of uninterrupted activity, since 29th December 1720, when it was opened by Floriano Francescon. Discover Venice’s historic coffehouses<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Venetians have been cultivating wine grapes<\/strong> for centuries.\u00a0Vineyards<\/strong> are mostly widespread on the islands, but are also present in Venice\u2019s historical centre: an example is the ones cultivated in the\u00a0Discalced Carmelite friars\u2019 Mystical Garden<\/strong><\/a>, next to the train station. The Dorona grape<\/a><\/strong>, native to the Venetian Lagoon, is a\u00a0white grape variety appreciated by nobles and the Doges of Venice.<\/p>\n

Discover Venice’s historic bars & restaurants<\/a><\/p>\n

[source: La newsletter di Venezia, N\u00b0 07\/2021 del 02.04.2021]
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[image: Paolo Veronese, “Le nozze di Cana”, Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venezia, particolare<\/em>]<\/em><\/p>\n

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We are proud to publish some\u00a0selected contents of such newsletter (see previous post: \u201cDetourism for the Up and Down the Bridges<\/a>\u201c). On our website, in several episodes, we will only present some samples (see all posts in our archive page “Detourism Newsletter<\/a>“), but the invitation addressed to all the friends of the Up and Down the Bridges is to subscribe to the newsletter directly.
\nSpecial thanks to the Councillor for Tourism for having enthusiastically welcomed this new important collaboration between TGS Eurogroup and the Tourism Office of the Town of Venice<\/strong> and for giving us the precious opportunity to publish on the pages of this blog some extracts from this newsletter, both in Italian and in English.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nAdopt conscious and respectful behaviors of the cultural and natural heritage of Venice and its lagoon, a site protected by UNESCO.<\/em><\/p>\n

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