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Secondi

  • La Coratella

    You might see coratella on the menu anywhere there’s lamb during the Easter season, especially in poorer regions like Le Marche, where it is a traditional part of Easter feasting.

    English Name: Coratella · Course: Seconda · Author

  • Maiale in crosta d'pancetta con puré

    Maiale in crosta d’pancetta con puré is a delicious way to stimulate your inner “meat and potato” urges. The roast pork in a pancetta (cured but unsmoked “bacon”) crust with mashed potatoes hits the spot when you’ve been eating unfamiliar things in a foreign country.

    English Name: Roast pork in a pancetta crust with mashed potatoes · Course: Secodo Piatto · Author

  • Maialino or Maialetto Sardo

    If the truth be know, I’d go to Sardinia just for the Maialino Sardo. The Sardinian spit roasted suckling pig is just that good.

    English Name: Sardinian Suckling Pig · Course: Secondo Piatto · Author

  • Osso Buco

    Osso buco is a cross-cut veal shank braised long and slow in white wine, broth and vegetables.

    English Name: braised veal shank · Course: Secondo piatto, main course or piatto unico with risotto alla milanese · Author

  • Ossobuco

    Ossobuco, a long cooked veal shank, is a classic dish of Milan,

    English Name: Ossobucco · Course: secondo or main course · Author

  • Piccione

    Piccione are young, pre-flight pigeons, usually grilled to a medium doneness for a main course on menus in Italy.

    English Name: Squab · Course: Secondo piatto, main course · Author

  • Polpettone di carne: meatloaf or meatballs

    Ground meat, seafood, or even vegetables and toasted bread crumbs can be made into the Italian version of meatloaf and (meat)balls.

    English Name: Meatloaf or meatballs · Course: Secondo piatto, main course · Author

  • Saltimbocca alla Romana

    Saltimbocca alla Romana, a Roman classic main course, will jump in your mouth with a combination of veal, prosciutto, sage and white wine.

    English Name: Veal with prosciutto and sage in a wine sauce · Course: Secondo piatto, main course · Author

  • Stinco di maiale al forno con patate

    Stinco di maiale al forno con patate, pork shank with potatoes, is a traditional, rich winter’s main course in Northern Italian restaurants.

    English Name: Pork shank roasted in the oven with potatoes · Course: Secondo piatto, main course · Author

  • Stufato di Vitello | Stewed Veal

    Stufato di Vitello, or Spezzatino di Vitello, indicates a veal stew, with the pieces cut smaller in the spezzatino. It’s a real treat despite having a rather unromantic name.

    English Name: Veal Stew · Course: Secondo Piatto · Author