Pizzoccheri are flat, tagliatelle-like pasta made from one part wheat and three parts buckwheat flours.
This pasta is commonly made in the Valtellina region of Lombardia. The pasta is usually mixed with cabbage, potatoes, butter and a cheese called bitto.
Trattoria Il Cavallino
via Trieste, 57
25044 Can�
Lombardy
p.+(0364)-94188
A wonderful restaurant in a little borgo called Cane, not too far from Ponte di Legno. They make a special pizzoccheri dish that is quite heavy but for mountain villagers it is a necessary staple.
Also try: pate di capriolo; cervo; ricotta affumicata; pizzoccheri; gnocchi al funghi or polenta taragna, lardo con miele.
Recommended by our Italian friends, Pigio and Marco Pastonesi, whose family has had a residence in this area for generations.
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