Lasagne Portofino

Here is an example of a culinary hybrid. The good people of Portofino (and much of Liguria) lived contentedly for centuries on pasta with pesto. Then, following World War II, the towns of the Portofino Peninsula became a popular winter refuge and summer resort for affluent people from Lombardy and Piedmont. These people brought along their taste for rich cow’s milk cheeses, and one of them, Gorgonzola, wound up combined with pesto in lasagne. This is not nouvelle-style fusion, but really a