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Aug 294 min read

12. Mondeghini – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

Minestrone, dumplings, stir-fries…every kitchen has a method to elevate leftovers, and this is the Milanese way to chop up and repurpose...

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Aug 263 min read

8. Nebbiolo – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

The city of Sondrio (population: 22,000) spreads along the snow-fed Adda River, which runs from La Spedla, the highest point in Lombardy...

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Aug 253 min read

7. Cotolette di Funghi Porcini – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

Nonna Maria and most of Alberto’s immediate family reside in Sondrio, the provincial capital of 22,000 inhabitants. Located in the valley...

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Aug 233 min read

6. Bisciola – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

When it comes to desserts in Valtellina, you are spoilt for choice– of course there is gelato, enjoyed by young and old, at all times of...

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Aug 203 min read

5. Salmí di cervo – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

Wild game, of course, is a specialty of the mountains. The rotisserie van at the local market in Sondrio sells hare along with chicken,...

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Aug 175 min read

4. Polenta Taragna – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

This is not the pre-cooked ‘instant’ polenta found at the supermarket, the fine, pale, runny restaurant kind resembling potato purée, nor...

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Aug 83 min read

3. Gnocchi al cucchiaio – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

As the eyes of the world focus on the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, preparations are underway for the 2026 Games to be hosted by...

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Aug 54 min read

2. Pizzoccheri – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

One of the reasons why I feel an affinity toward Italian food is the similarity to that of my native Japan, in that we traditionally...

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Jul 106 min read

1. Sciatt – Nonna Maria's Cucina Alpina

I once read an internet meme that went something like this: “What’s the big deal about Italian food? It’s basically just the same four...

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