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Agnolotti del Plin

Agnolotti del Plin are a type of stuffed pasta typical of the Langhe in Piedmont. The plin is the pinch with which this particular type of agnolotti is closed. In fact, the agnolotto from the Langhe differs from the more well-known Turinese one in some characteristics. First of all its small size, then for the filling which, reflecting the influences of the Ligurian tradition, is made of meat (leftovers from roast pork and veal) accompanied by vegetables. There are variants with meat that can be rabbit or sausage, as in vegetables that instead of spinach can be present beets, cabbage, carrots, etc. Turinese, due to the size, reduced and because the filling also includes vegetables, as the Ligurian tradition also wants. It can often happen that different or unusual meats are used for a filling, such as rabbit meat.

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Polenta with Ribs and Sausages

Polenta with ribs and sausage is a typical recipe of central-southern Italy, in particular of the mountainous areas. In these places polenta is traditionally served quite liquid (unlike in the north) and then seasoned with abundant tomato sauce in which pork ribs and sausages have been cooked for a long time. All then sprinkled with plenty of pecorino. A generally convivial dish, it is served in a single large portion and then shared at the table among everyone.

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Bigoli with Wild Boar Ragù

Bigoli with wild boar ragù are the Venetian version of a tasty wild boar-based first course that all Italians are so passionate about. In fact, wild boar meat is perhaps the most commonly consumed game meat in Italy, thanks to the abundance of these animals and the particular flavor of its meat, which is well suited to sauces and condiments obtained from long cooking and long maceration under red wine and aromas

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