Italian Regional Recipes

This is a traditional recipe in a number of places along the Romagnolo coast – in particular around Rimini and Bellaria. It’s one of those dishes that, because it was associated with poverty – both polenta and clams were traditionally the food of the poor – had fallen out of favour, disappearing from many menus. [...]

This dish, typical of the Valle d’Aosta, gets its name from the dark colour of the salted beef traditionally used to make it (from Carbone, the Italian for coal). It’s a hearty meat dish, perfect for mountain life. It’s obviously related to the Flemish stew – the main difference being the use of beer or [...]