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Polenta, once a cooking of the "poor"Brescian and Bergamo’s cooking have its roots in a period of economic poverty. Today flavours remind of those typical products that once were produced at the farms, where the farmers had to exploit their land at a maximum to be able to support themselves and their numerous family. A cooking of the “poor”, that today is refined and enriched but with respect for the gastronomic traditions of this ancient land. Alongside the Iseo and Endine lakes one can find many typical restaurants with Italian cooking recipes based on this corn or maize flour. In this area one of the most famous Italian dishes are: - With uccelletti (birds) - With selvaggina ( game meat ) - I cansonsei ( typical ravioli stuffed with egg, cheese and vegetables ) - With Frogs, snails, poultry and rabbits meat
Polenta You should inevitably try the lake fish, roasted or stuffed like, trout, whitefish, bleak, pike or tench. This part of Italy is known for cheese production. Try one of these when visiting lakes or mountains of Brescia and Bergamo provinces: - Taleggio - The Formagelle - The Robiole Don’t forget that that above Italian dishes has to be accompanied by a fine Franciacorta wine
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