Sardoni in Saor

This is the poor man’s matafame (hunger-killer) to be found in rosticcerie. A Venetian way of temporarily conserving fish, which are sold from little stalls in winter in Venice, Vicenza, Padua and Treviso with a comforting slab of polenta. It probably originated from the ancient Roman discovery that hot vinegar poured over fried fish conserved it. Versions of this process are found in many parts of the Mediterranean (see Pupiddi a scapece) an