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Mussels Risotto
Moeche frite
Risi e bisi (Rice and peas)
Gnocchi del Doge
Asparagus and eggs
When cooking is an art
Breeding the eel is not only a question of allowing it to live in a healthy environment: it is necesary to do it honours too. And no dish brings out the flavour of the fish like 'Bisato in umido alla cavallinotta'.
Bisato in umido
How delicious, these traditional lagoon dishes! Handed down from one generation to the next; from 'Risi e bisi co'a'engua' (minestra of rice, peas and pork tongue) to the 'BacalĂ  in tocio' (cod fish in red sauce) to the classic eel fritters. And then, the 'moeche' (the very tender male crabs at the sloughing time), the 'masenete' (crabs flashed in boiling water and seasoned with crushed garlic and parsley) razor shells,
The 'moeche'
A seafare menu enriched with excellent products from the fish farms, those great basins of water enclosed by low embankments where, over the centuries, man has learned to cultivate fish: bass, grey mullet, Venetian mullet....Apart from fish, for those fond of meat there are dishes prepared with wild duck, goose, hatch rabbits raised in semi-freedom on the
cuttlefish spawn, 'pevarasse' (Venetian clams).
splendid farms spread thoughout the lagoon. And all accompanied by vegetables and fruit from the market gardens of the area and by the splendid Veneto and Friulan wines.
Mussels Risotto
Moeche frite
Risi e bisi (Rice and peas)
Gnocchi del Doge
Asparagus and eggs