bollito misto with salsa verde,
marubini pasta, and perhaps a
semifreddo of
torrone from nearby Cremona, with an intriguing and well-researched wine list. Sunday lunchtime is busy with families, friends, celebrations, and often group photographs as the trattoria occupies a prime position in the picturesque Piazza Matteotti.
The Oltrepò Pavese is Pinot Nero country, and home to the restaurant Prato Gaio, which attracts as many oenophiles as it does gastronomes. The menu features a number of almost forgotten recipes such as chicken
duls-e-brüsc (local dialect for ‘sweet and sour’) with
strachitunt, a blue cheese from the Taleggio valley;
baccalà with white onions and sultanas; stuffed chicken necks; as well as traditional chocolate salami. Local wines include Bonarda, Croatina and Buttafuoco.