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Pizzoccheri della Valtellina

PrimoLombardy

Buckwheat pasta with cabbage and cheese

← Lombardy cuisine
Pizzoccheri della Valtellina

Short buckwheat tagliatelle layered with potato, savoy cabbage, melted Valtellina Casera cheese and sage butter, the hearty Alpine primo.

Key ingredients

buckwheat pastacabbagepotatoValtellina Casera

What wine goes with Pizzoccheri della Valtellina?

  • Valtellina Superiore DOCG The local mountain Nebbiolo's acidity cuts the cheese-and-butter richness.
  • Nebbiolo Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) is the home grape of the same valley as the dish.