Anatra con le lenticchie

Traditionally served on Festa dei Santi—All Saints’ Day—duck with lentils is a specialty of the Lombard town of Pavia. The duck is cut up, browned in a pan with a battuto of chopped aromatic vegetables, and braised with white wine, much in the manner of the Venetian sugo d’anatra, and the lentils are served on the side. In Milan, the lentils are enriched with the addition of chopped sausage. Neapolitan cooks also combine duck with lentils, bu