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Names of Famous Traditional Dishes of Umbria III
Originated from: Umbria, Italy
Occasion: Any time
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The following list includes names of famous traditional dishes UMBRA (For a list of desserts from the Umbria region see Italy Revisited/List of Desserts by Region).

BREAD AND PIZZA DISHES
o Bruschetta di tartufo allo spello, with truffles
o Pizza al formaggio, cheese pizza
o Pizzetta alla Perugina, ham and cheese pie
o Schiacciata al rosmarino, focaccia flavored with rosmary


CHEESE AND EGG DISHES
o Pizza di Pasqua, savory cheese pie
o Spiedini di frittata con crema di ceci, cheese and eggs and chick peas
o Spiedini di fontina, fontina cheese and bechamel sauce
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FISH AND SEAFOOD DISHES
o Anguilla in umido, eel in tomato sauce
o Bocconcini di baccala, salt cod fritters
o Regina in porchetta, carp in fennel sauce
o Triglie al prosciutto, red mullet with prosciutto and tomatoes
o Trota della Nera, trout coated with bread crumbs

MEAT DISHES
o Arrosto di manzo alla cannella, rost beef flavored with cinnamon and white wine
o Barbozzo - cured, matured pig's cheek
o Bistecche di manzo alle acciughe, steak with anchovy fillets and green olives
o Bracioline con cipolle, pork chops with onions
o Budellacci, smoked, spiced pig intestines eaten raw, spit-roasted, or broiled
o Capocollo, Sausage highly seasoned with garlic and pepper
o Coppa - sausage made from the pig's head
o Fettine di Maiale in Salsina, pork in spicy sauce
o Mazzafegati, sweet or hot pig's liver sausage, the sweet version containing raisins, orange peel and sugar
o Palombacci alla Perugina, wild pigeons with juniper berries
o Piccioni all spiedo, spit-roasted pigeon
o Prosciutto di Norcia, a pressed, cured ham made from the legs of pigs fed on a strict diet of acorns
o Salsina per arrosti e cacciagione, sauce for roast meats
o Spiedini rustici e riso in forno, pork with rice and mushrooms
o Uccelletti dell' Umbria, braised small game birds

PASTA DISHES
o Fettuccine con la ricotta, served with ricotta and cream
o Risotto al trtufo, risotto with truffles
o Spaghettini arommatici, spaghettini with anchovy sauce
o Spaghetti col Tartufo Nero, pasta with anchovy fillets and truffles
o Tagliolini alla Francescana, pasta with herbs

SOUP DISHES
o Cipollata, onion soup
o Minestra alla Perugina, beef and vegetable soup
o Minestra di farro, spelt soup with tomatoes
o Minestra di lenticchie e bieta, lentil soup with chard
o MInestra di Passatelli, consumme with meat dumplings
o Passato di pomodoro alla panna, cream of tomato soup

VEGETABLE AND SIDE DISHES
o Mousse di pomodoro in gelatina, jellied tomato mousee with bechamel sauce
o Lenticchie di Castelluccio con salsicce, lentil stew with sausages





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