Lombard cuisine

A crockpot of cassœula. It is a typical dish of the popular tradition, main dish of many Lombard sagre.

Lombard cuisine is the style of cooking in the Northern Italian region of Lombardy. The historical events of its provinces and of the diversity of its territories resulted in a varied culinary tradition. First courses in Lombard cuisine range from risottos to soups and stuffed pasta (in broth or not), and a large choice of second course meat or fish dishes, due to the many lakes and rivers of Lombardy.[1]

The cuisine of the various Lombardy provinces can be united by the following traits: prevalence of rice and stuffed pasta over dry pasta, both butter and olive oil for cooking, dishes cooked for a long time, as well as the widespread use of pork, milk and dairy products, and egg-based preparations; to which is added the consumption of polenta, common to the whole Northern Italy.[2]

  1. ^ (Guaiti, p. 10).
  2. ^ (Regione Lombardia, p. 1).