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Buckwheat ribbon pasta with potato & cabbage
Pizzoccheri della Valtellina IGPValtellina, especially Teglio, Provincia di Sondrio · IGP- Ask for
- Pizzoccheri della Valtellina IGP
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- Valtellina, especially Teglio, Provincia di Sondrio
- When
- Served year-round and especially satisfying in cooler weather; confirm the traditional preparation when booking.
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Short buckwheat ribbons arrive layered with potatoes, cabbage, Valtellina Casera and hot garlic-sage butter.
Teglio is the recognised heart of this IGP pasta. The protected identity covers the pasta, while the traveller experience is the complete hot dish: buckwheat noodles cooked with vegetables and finished in cheese-rich layers.
Earthy buckwheat, sweet cabbage and potato soften into molten dairy, lifted by sage and browned butter.
Boil pizzoccheri with potato and cabbage, layer with Casera and grated cheese, then pour over garlic-sage butter.
Ask for the Accademia-style preparation and confirm Valtellina Casera; white Valchiavenna pizzoccheri are a separate dish.
Served year-round and especially satisfying in cooler weather; confirm the traditional preparation when booking. Order as a substantial primo and let the layers rest briefly before mixing.
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Order as a substantial primo and let the layers rest briefly before mixing.
Preparation reference: Boil pizzoccheri with potato and cabbage, layer with Casera and grated cheese, then pour over garlic-sage butter.