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Aosta Valley
Alpine cooking with Fontina cheese, rye bread, polenta and slow beef.
Signature dish · Carbonade valdostana
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Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta) is Italy's smallest region, a bilingual Alpine valley where Fontina cheese, rye bread, chestnuts, polenta and long-braised beef define the table.
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Aosta Valley Home CookingEveryday cooking from Italy's smallest Alpine region.32 recipes
Alpine & Mountain CookingSlow mountain dishes for cold valleys.4 recipes
Fontina & Cheese TraditionsDishes built on the valley's mountain cheese.10 recipes
Polenta TraditionsPolenta concia and other valley polenta dishes.3 recipes
Mountain SoupsBread, cabbage and cheese soups from the valleys.7 recipes
Rye & Mountain BakingRye loaves, chestnut baking and valley sweets.4 recipes
Heritage Valdostana RecipesLong-documented dishes of the Aosta Valley.13 recipes
Cucina della Nonna ValdostanaHousehold Valdostan cooking: soups, polenta, rustic meat and simple orchard sweets.10 recipes
Rustic Meat DishesCarbonade, motzetta, stews and the cured meats of the Alpine valleys.8 recipes
Potato & Cabbage DishesMountain staples: potatoes, cabbage, leeks and the dishes built on them.8 recipes
Chestnut TraditionsChestnut soups, purées and desserts from the lower valley woods.3 recipes
Traditional Valdostan DessertsTegole, apple and pear puddings, honey and chestnut sweets.7 recipes
Forgotten Valdostan DishesHousehold dishes rarely found outside the valley.7 recipesSub-regions
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