More Dishes to Try in Milan

 

Cassoeula

Another dish from the rural tradition, another dish of meat. The cassoeula is heavy and elaborate, though a must try of Milanese cuisine. It is made of different cuts of pork meat (sausages, rind, ribs), with the same old idea of not wasting anything, and Savoy cabbage, to be slowly cooked together with sautéed vegetables and tomato sauce. It is severed with slices of grilled polenta on the side.

To find the original Cassoeula, Antica Trattoria della Pesa is recommended, for its delicious cuisine that sticks to the tradition and yet is able to be always up to date. Set in a building where Milanese used to weight goods and calculate exercise duties, it is a restaurant since 1880, in Viale Pasubio 10, north of the city centre close to Garibaldi station, which can be reached with M2 and M5 metro lines (Green and Lilac).

Cotoletta alla Milanese

This is probably the most famous dish of the city, but beware of not confusing this breaded cutlet with the Austrian schnitzel. Remember, the original Milanese cutlet is not meant to be thin, except for the variation of the recipe called “Elephant’s ear”. The oldest and most traditional one is a rather thick cut of meat, perfectly cooked to be pink and soft on the inside, and crunchy on the outside, thanks to the breaded crust fried in butter.

There is one place where they obey to these rules to perfection, and it is owned by an Italian chef: L’Essenziale, restaurant located in Via Carlo Maria Maggi 6, just off the east side of Parco Sempione and close to Moscova metro station on line M2 (green).

Panettone

This is the Milanese dessert par excellence, and it is so famous that became Christmas traditional dessert in whole Italy. Rather simple on the appearance, with nothing more than raisin and candied fruit within a tall, soft dough, it is actually pretty difficult to make and bakeries hold on to their secrets to make Panettone the same over the years, and to preserve its role as pillar of winter desserts.

Most of the bakeries and pastries shops in Milan will have their own production of Panettone, which is probably going to be outstanding anyway. Nevertheless, Pavé, located in Via Casati 27 has a dedicated laboratory and strictly follows the old recipe, producing two varieties of Panettone, different in stuffing but both flawless: the traditional one, with raisin and fruits, and the gourmet one, with chocolate drops. You can get there by taking metro lines M2 or M3 (green and yellow) to Milano Centrale station.

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