Saturday, November 18, 2006

Italy: The Feast

The moment that I have been waiting for.

OK, yeah, the wedding at city hall was interesting, but let's be honest - the food is the most important part of an Italian wedding. Here was the menu . . .

ANTIPASTI
Cheese Soufflé with Casera fondue and white truffle
Pig’s trotter with stuffed onions
Polenta shell with piopparelli mushrooms
Coppa Salami
Lard ‘double vein’ on a soncino salad with balsamic vinegar
Russian salad
Curry Chicken filet with green sauce
Tuna Pate’

FIRST COURSES
Risotto ‘misto bosco’ (wild mushrooms)
Tortellini di magro (ricotta and spinach filled) with walnuts and maggiorana sauce

SECOND COURSES
Italian Pot Roast on fresh porcini mushrooms
Orange duck breast with steamed vegetables
Pork fillet with melograno sauce

DESSERTS
Fruit salad with gellato
Ice cream cake with hazelnut and chocolate

COFFEE