Flavors of Valtellina and Valchiavenna: recipes to make at home

Discover the authentic flavors of the region with the traditional recipes of Valtellina and Valchiavenna. In this section you’ll find typical dishes, revisited versions, and creative ideas to bring mountain cuisine to your table, made with simple, genuine ingredients.
From pizzoccheri to sciatt, from bisciöla to lesser-known recipes deeply rooted in local tradition.
Each recipe is explained clearly, step by step, so you can recreate the true tastes of this land at home.
A practical way to get closer to the culture of the area… by cooking. Try them all and savor Valtellina and Valchiavenna with your own hands.

Appetizers

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Appetizer with arugula and Parmigiano Reggiano

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Apple rolls

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Apple sandwich

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Bignole al casera

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Bresaola cannoli from Valtellina and goat cheese with crunchy fruits

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Bresaola della Valtellina “Santa”

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Bresaola della Valtellina and apples

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Bresaola della Valtellina Chips

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Bresaola della Valtellina IGP parcels with goat robiola and blueberries

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Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, goat cheese, and walnuts parcels

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Bresaola della Valtellina Mousse

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Bresaola della Valtellina with porcini mushrooms

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Bresaola e porcini

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Bresaola with four flavors

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Bresaola wraps with strawberries and arugula

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Brisèe cannoli with IGP Valtellina bresaola mousse

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Brisée tartlets with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, mozzarella balls, and cherry tomatoes

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Buckwheat and bresaola crackers Punta d'Anca Extra Chef Luca Cantoni

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Buckwheat basket with Bitto and Bresaola

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Buckwheat Fidelini Paté

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Cannoli di bresaola della Valtellina IGP with arugula cream and egg mimosa

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Cannoncini with puina ricotta

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Carpaccio of Bresaola from Valtellina

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Cheese balls

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Crème brulée with Valtellina Casera DOP

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Crispy puff pastry basket with pinzimonio

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Crudités with pear, bitto cheese, and Bresaola della Valtellina IGP

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Crunchy boats with salad, bresaola, Casera, and celeriac

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Cupola di Bresaola della Valtellina

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Delicious puff pastry with bresaola

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Eggplants with Valtellina Bresaola

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Focaccia di Gordona

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Fried zucchini flowers in batter

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Fritters with artichokes and Valtellina Casera DOP

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Fruit Carpaccio and Bresaola della Valtellina IGP

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Funghetti valtellinesi

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Glasses of IGP Valtellina bresaola cream with pineapple and mint

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Grilled peach and Bresaola from Valtellina IGP salad

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Grissini saraceni

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Heart-melting potato bites with young Bitto cheese sauce and porcini mushrooms

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Il cubetto

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Italian-style Tartare Tower Chef Roger Massari

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Italiana Sandwich Chef Roger Massari

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La Millestrati

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Legumes salad on a bresaola chip covered with crescenza mousse

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Light foam of Bresaola della Valtellina IGP with crispy corn wafers and light arugula pesto

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Millefeuille of potato with Bresaola from Valtellina IGP Chef Stefano Masanti

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Mini milk and sesame sandwiches

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Mousse of bresaola with mascarpone

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Multigrain bread with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, cream cheese, fennel, and pomegranate

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Nervetti con Bagulin di Bormio

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Pan da cigula

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Pate di bresaola

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Plumcake with ham and green beans

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Profiterol al bitto

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Quick appetizer with grissini, gorgonzola mousse, walnuts, and bresaola

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Rose of Bresaola from Valtellina IGP with cream of peppers and walnuts

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Rosemary crackers

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Rye bread with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, avocado, and walnuts

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Sandwich le Rocce Chef Roger Massari

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Savory cheesecake with melon and ham

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Savory cookies

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Savory gorgonzola and walnut cookies

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Savory muffins

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Savory muffins with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP and zucchini

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Savory pancakes with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, arugula, flakes of Grana cheese, and apple

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Savory plumcake with Valtellina Casera DOP

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Skewers of tartines with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP and cheese

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Smoked Roses from Valtellina Chef Roger Massari

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Soffiato al Bitto dop

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Soft Pizzette with Yogurt and Bresaola della Valtellina IGP

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Spiced bresaola crostini with ricotta and mint

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Sushi with Bresaola from Valtellina and Balsamic Vinegar

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Tartare di Bresaola “La Fassona”

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Tartare of Bresaola della Valtellina IGP with raw asparagus and grilled bruschetta

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Valfurvesina

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Valtellina Casera DOP aged cheese salad with Bresaola della Valtellina and celeriac

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Valtellina Casera DOP crispy in a sandwich

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Valtellina Casera DOP golden with artichoke wedges

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Valtellina Casera DOP sticks wrapped in speck on a bed of vegetables

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Valtellinese

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Valtellinese cupcake with Bresaola

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Yellow tortini with casera cheese

First courses

First courses

Asparagus cream soup

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Autumn Pizzoccheri

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Barley soup

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Blueberries with hazelnuts

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Blueberry Risotto

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Bresaola carbonara with porcini powder

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Buckwheat crepes with Bitto

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Buckwheat fidelini in raw ham broth

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Buckwheat fidelini with vegetables

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Buckwheat Gnocchetti with Vegetables

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Buckwheat gnocchi with zucchini and speck

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Buckwheat lasagna with ricotta, spinach, pumpkin, and Bresaola della Valtellina IGP

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Buckwheat penne rigate

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Buckwheat penne rigate with artichokes and Grana

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Buckwheat ravioli with bresaola

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Buckwheat Salad

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Cabbage risotto with crispy Bresaola della Valtellina

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Canederli

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Cannelloni with savoy cabbage filled with Bitto

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Cappelletti filled with Valtellina Bresaola and mascarpone on arugula cream

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Carbonara valtellinese

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Fidelin del Moro con ricotta e pomodoro

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Fidelin del Moro with sautéed mushrooms

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Fidelin risottati mantecati alla crema di melanzane

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Fidelin with Buckwheat with chanterelles and prawns

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Fidelini made of buckwheat with Bitto cheese

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Flochet

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Fondue with Bitto dop and Valtellina Casera dop

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Formentin

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Fusilli made with buckwheat and hazelnuts

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Fusilli made with buckwheat, bresaola, and savoy cabbage

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Fusilli with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, walnuts, and arugula

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Gnocchi alle ortiche

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Gnocchi di pane

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Gnocchi di zucca

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Gnocchi saraceni alla bormina

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Gnocchi with Bitto cream and “La Fassona” bresaola Chef Luca Cantoni

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Legumes with zucchini and bresaola

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Malfatti with nettles

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Maltagliati of potatoes and buckwheat

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Minestra con le cotiche

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Minestra de Taiadin

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Minestra di ortiche

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Minestra di segale

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Orzotto with Casera cheese and bresaola

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Pancot e pantrito

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Pasta with pesto and sun-dried tomatoes

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Penne di grano saraceno in carpaccio

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Penne with bresaola, stracchino, and peas

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Pennette with colorful chanterelles

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Pizzoccheri alla contadina

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Ravioli alla Bresaola della Valtellina

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Ravioli di polenta saracena con ragù di lepre

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Rice and chestnut soup

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Rice and Milk Soup

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Ris e lacc

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Riso del casaro

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Risotto in shells of Valtellina Casera dop

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Risotto mantecato with Bresaola della Valtellina IGP, lemon zest, and rosemary

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Risotto with Bitto and parùc

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Risotto with bresaola and Bitto

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Risotto with nettles or susei

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Risotto with raspberries

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Risotto with Valtellina Bresaola and Bitto

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Risotto with Valtellina Casera DOP cheese and pears

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Risotto-style pasta with artichokes and Valtellina Casera DOP

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Roasted Vegetable Pasta

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Rye Fusilli with gorgonzola, cherry tomatoes, and walnuts

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Supa de can

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Tagliatelle verdi

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Tagliatelle with chestnuts

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Tagliolini with Bresaola

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Tagliolini with bresaola and walnuts

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Tagliolini with cream and porcini

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Taiadin alla grosina

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Tajadin dulz de villa

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Tortino di riso

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Trippa

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Winter soup of pizzoccheri and beans

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Zucchini risotto with bresaola and arugula

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Zuppa di pane e formaggio

Main courses

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Alpine char marinated with apple salad and mixed greens

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Beef carpaccio Catalan style with Bitto DOP

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Beef rolls with bresaola, casera cheese, and zucchini

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Braised meat with Sforzato wine

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Bread and Zucchini Cake

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Buckwheat baked dish

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Buckwheat Frittata

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Buckwheat Pizza

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Buckwheat puff pastry wrapped pork tenderloin

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Coniglio al Casera with porcini mushrooms and vegetables

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Contadinella

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Cudeghin

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Curry chicken with almonds and Bitto DOP

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Dorso di coniglio

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Easter pie with wild garlic

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Fried wild egg with lettuce cream

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Hay chicken with raspberries

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Involtini di trota

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Lamb chops with grana grosino and potato and spinach cake

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Lamb loin in a crust of ricotta, herbs, and fried artichokes

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Monkfish medallion wrapped in Bresaola della Valtellina IGP

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Nettle omelette

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Pepite al Bitto dop

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Salmi di cervo

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Scaloppine di Cervo alla Valtellinese

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Seitan burger with green sauce and Valtellina Casera DOP

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Small chicken cutlets in crust with Valtellina Casera DOP

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Smoked Bresaola Tartare Chef Stefano Masanti

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Spiedo all’antica

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Strudel with julienne vegetables and Bresaola della Valtellina IGP

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Stuffed chicken supreme with Casera, peppers, vegetables, buttered potatoes

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Tarte tatin with shallots and Valtellina Casera DOP

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Veal fillet with Scimudin cream, yellow mushrooms, and zucchini flowers in batter

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Veal roll with bresaola

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Veal scallop with bresaola and juniper

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Veal scallops Valtellina style

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Veal Scaloppine Valtellinese

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Venison chop of the count with buckwheat pearls scented with porcini mushrooms and caludi sauce

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Wild asparagus with fried eggs and Parmesan

Desserts

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Acacia petal jelly

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Almond and egg white cookies

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Almond cake for mom

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Apricot mousse

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Baked peaches with almonds

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Biscotti di prosto

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Biscotti morbidi al...

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Blueberry jam

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Brutti ma buoni

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Buckwheat and white chocolate cookies

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Buckwheat Apple Fritters

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Buckwheat rustic pie

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Candied orange peel

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Caramelized rye wedges in wine

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Carrot cake

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Chestnut jam

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Chocolate and hazelnut slices

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Chocolate polenta fritters

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Cranberry jam

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Crostata valtellinese al sambuco

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Dandelion honey

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Fidelini cake with raspberry jam

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Frittella di Valtellina Casera DOP young and millefiori honey

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Gelatin with Sforzato wine and berries

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Hedgehog Rose Berry Jam

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Jar Cake

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Marunet di villa di chiavenna

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Mosto pudding

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Mrs. Carlotta's Apple Pie

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Nocetti

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Palline ricotta e cocco

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Polenta rustida

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Raspberry cheesecake

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Ricotta cake

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Rustic Walnut Cake

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Sciatt al cioccolato

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Sciatt matt

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Semifreddo al braulio

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Semifreddo persimmons and cocoa

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Stuffed Roll

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Surprise cake

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Sweet pastries with young Casera cheese and wildflower honey

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Sweet polenta

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The panone or "panun" from Valtellina

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Torta del Castelàsc

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Torta della maestra Angela

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Torta di noci engadinese

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Torta fioretto

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Tulipani di sorbetto di mela

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White chocolate buckwheat muffins

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Yogurt cake filled with berries

Traditional dishes

Side dishes

Liqueurs and infusions