A FOOD TRADITION
Emilian Cuisine
Emilian cooking is a rich northern Italian tradition built around fresh egg pasta, filled pastas, cured pork, aged cheese, and elaborate baked dishes.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Balanzoni
Bolognese green tortelloni made with spinach pasta and filled with ricotta, cheese, and commonly mortadella, usually served hot with a butter-based dressing.
Bensone Modenese
A traditional Modenese oval sweet bread or cake is made from enriched dough and baked until firm and golden.
Bollito con Salsa Verde Bolognese
Boiled meat is served with a Bolognese green sauce based on parsley, anchovy, vinegar, oil, and aromatic ingredients.
Bollito Misto Emiliano
A hot Emilian mixed boiled-meat dish combining beef with poultry and often pork, cooked with aromatic vegetables and served from the broth.
Borlenghi
Borlenghi are exceptionally thin savory Emilian pancakes made from a loose wheat batter and traditionally finished with lard, garlic, rosemary, cured pork, and cheese.
Certosino Bolognese
Certosino Bolognese is a dense baked Christmas cake from Bologna made with flour, sweeteners, nuts, candied fruit, chocolate, cocoa, and aromatic spices.
Cotechino con Lenticchie
Cotechino con lenticchie pairs a slowly cooked pork sausage with seasoned lentils, traditionally served as a hearty Italian dish.
Cotechino Modenese
A Modenese cooked sausage made from a seasoned mixture of pork meat, pork rind, and fat in a casing.
Cotoletta alla Bolognese
A breaded veal cutlet fried in butter and topped with prosciutto and grated cheese, typically finished with a little broth or cooking liquid.
Crescenta Bolognese
Crescenta Bolognese is a savory, leavened Emilia-Romagna bread enriched with lard and baked until lightly browned.
Erbazzone
A savory Emilian pastry filled with leafy greens, aromatics, cheese, and a shortcrust-style dough, then baked until golden.
Friggione
A slow-cooked Bolognese relish of softened onions and tomatoes seasoned with salt and sugar and traditionally prepared with pork lard.
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