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Nov

200 Piacenza Cuisine Recipes: From Hors d’oeuvres to Desserts

The Piacenza cuisine is very rich: not only local genuine cold cuts like coppa, or high quality wines like Gutturnio, but also dishes, simple or elaborate, that offer a triumph of taste able to satisfy the most demanding palates.

Oct

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Guinea-hen a la Crete

Guinea-hen a la Crete: you will be surprised how tender and delicate the result will be with this very ancient recipe.

Sep

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Burtleina

Burtleina is a typical recipe of Piacenza and the most popular Dish served at village summer festivals. It is a very versatile mix of flour and water

Aug

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Galleria Ricci Oddi

Piacenza and its surrounding territory offer many sites to visit: of these Galleria Ricci Oddi is a must. A jewel of incalculable value, it hosts an enviable collection of modern art.

Jul

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Pìcula ad caval

Once considered a “dish for poor people”, today it has been revaluated by the Italian and international cuisines, thanks to the many beneficial qualities of horse meat, low in fat, highly digestible, high level of iron.

Jun

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Villa Braghieri

Of the historic monuments and villas of Castel San Giovanni, lovely town of the Piacenza province in Val Tidone, Villa Braghieri, once known as Villa Chiapponi Scotti of Castelbosco, deserves a visit.

May

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Roast Coppa

There are various ways to prepare roast coppa: we are going to follow the traditional recipe of Piacenza which does not include pancetta

Apr

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Collegio Alberoni

Collegio Alberoni is no doubt one of the oldest and most legendary institutions of Piacenza.

Mar

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THE VINEYARD OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

In the spring of 2015, the vineyard of Leonardo da Vinci was planted again and is open to the public.

Feb

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VEAL ROAST A LA FARNESE

A veal roast a la Farnese is always on the menu in Piacenza: mixed roasted meats are usually served but we are preparing the recipe that calls for only veal.

Jan

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Vicobarone

The name of this town most probably dates to the Romans. In 1651, P. Maria Campi wrote in Historia Ecclesiastica di Piacenza that the name comes from the latin Vicus Varroni, which literally means Village of Varrone, in honor of an influential roman.