Italian Food Recipes

If I said Trentino Alto Adige and traditional Italian recipe immediately I think to Canederli: canederli with speck in broth or with butter and sage, canederli with spinach or cheese and much more type of canederli; these are all delicious Italian recipes traditional of Trentino and typical of the winter period in particular of the Christmas feast. Traditionally the menu of the Christmas lunch in Trentino is characterized by the presence of a based canederli first course especially the recipe of canederli with speck in broth, it is a simple recipe to realize whose main ingredients are bread and speck, it is a very filling and hot Italian dish that result ideal for the cold winter.

Primo
Canederli with Speck


This excellent first course can be preceded by a delicious appetizer constituted of rolling of speck stuffed with ricotta cheese and sprinkle with Vezzana cheese that is a typical cheese of Trentino and followed by a meat based second course. The types of meat most used in Trentino are these of red and roe but also the meat of pork and lamb. The traditional way to prepare them are roasted or in oven with mushrooms, but also with blueberry, with thyme and others aromatic herbs. To conclude this tasteful menu of Christmas a traditional dessert of Trentino that can be consider a sort of Panettone is Zelten. Zelten is a sort of bread that contains any type of dried fruits from pine nuts, walnuts, almonds, dates, candied citron and raisins that traditionally is prepared by all the members of the family.

Dessert
Zelten


The Christmas period in Trentino is particular beautiful because in all the town are organised the typical “Market of Christmas” that heat the flavour of this so cold period.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!