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6
servingsEasy
By Fred Plotkin
Published 1989
This dish is traditionally served on Christmas Eve in the Valle del Cordevole in the Dolomites. I tasted it in the town of Vittorio Veneto a bit further south. Vittorio Veneto used to be known as Ceneda and was the birthplace of one of the most fascinating characters in musical history. Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838) converted from Judaism to Catholicism at the age of 14 and took the holy sacraments 10 years later. He traveled around Italy for about 15 years, leading the life of a libertine,