• Food & Wine
    • Lakes

Polenta and Misultin Recipe

Well-roasted polenta and salty missolitini to be skipped on the plate

from IN-LOMBARDIA.IT

Polenta and Misultin recipe. This unusual delicacy is typical dish of the zones that surround Lake Como. This polenta recipe requires for it to be properly toasted and served with salted ray-finned fish that is better prepared grilled.

Although they are called sardines by the locals, Misultin actually belong to the Alosa genus, fished out of Lombard Lakes' freshwaters and preserved in several stages to keep their taste for long periods of time. This process lasts around six months and calls for the Misultin to be eviscerated as soon as they are captured. Then they are laid over special racks in open air to get dried under the sun for a few days. 

Finally they get pressed inside tin or wooden containers along with bay leaves and covered with oil. 

Afterwards, just heat them for a couple of minutes, add garlic and parsley. This meal is usually paired with a glass of Franciacorta, but red wines go well with it too.

Fishing practice has been heavily regulated since the Middle Ages, prohibiting it during breeding season in May. Fishermen and hooks start entering the shores in June.    

Try the Polenta and Misultin recipe while you are visiting the Region or upon returning home. Food and wine tourism in Lombardy will add flavor to your vacations. 

On the same topic

Show all

Torta Paradiso

The iconic dessert of Pavia's tradition
  • Food & Wine

Lake Garda, olives and lemon houses

Calm waters and mountains landscapes, olives and lemon houses, an exceptional extra virgin olive oil
Sirmione, Garda lake
  • Food & Wine

Varese Local Products Guide

The typical products with which to prepare the dining table are varied and include all the dishes: from appetizers to desserts
Varese local products guide, essential tips
  • Food & Wine

Oltrepò Pavese

Good food, excellent wine, medieval villages. The Oltrepò Pavese surprises and conquers with its charm.
Oltrepò Pavese, a borderland triangle
  • Food & Wine

Local specialties in valtellina

A small area of ​​Lombardy with a rich gastronomic tradition
Local specialties in Valtellina
  • Food & Wine

Milanese risotto recipe

One of the most typical and well-known dishes in Milan
Milanese risotto recipe, simple and tasty
  • Food & Wine

Sbrisolona Cake Recipe

It is a Mantuan cake tied to the peasant tradition based on almonds
Sbrisolona Cake Recipe, a unique dessert
  • Food & Wine

Fagiolo Borlotto di Gambolò

The Borlotto bean has been cultivated for centuries in the agricultural area of Gambolò and its immediate surroundings.
Fagioli Borlotto
  • Food & Wine

Mantua Local Products Guide

Mantua beyond for its historical richness, is famous also for the numerous typical gastronomic products and recipes handed down for generations
Mantua Local Products Guide, the flavor of tradition
  • Food & Wine

Andiamo a Tavola

33° Edition - Eating in Cremona and province
  • Food & Wine

Valtellina, a history of grapes and rock.

Discovering a fantastic route between food and wine and nature
Valtellina, a story of grapes and rock - teglioturismo.com
  • Food & Wine

Cremona Nougat Recipe

It is a variation of the traditional sweet that includes the addition of aromas such as vanillin and candied fruit, which make the mixture softer based on sugar, honey and album
Cremona Nougat Recipe, homemade goodness
  • Food & Wine

Milan, capital of taste

From the skyscrapers to the fields of crops. Milan is a city of thousand cultures and its surrounding area a land of a thousand flavours
Risotto alla milanese sul Naviglio Grande
  • Food & Wine

Pane di San Siro

I San Sirini: a typical sweet of the feast of the patron saint of Pavia
Pane di San Siro
  • Food & Wine

Crotti in Valchiavenna

Discovering the natural cellars formed under the boulders of ancient landslides from which the "sorel" blows
Valchiavenna@inLombardia_Adobestock
  • Food & Wine

Oltrepò Pavese, le Vie del Gusto

The tranquil Oltrepò is the home of 36 DOC-certified wines, which accompany a traditional cuisine with its roots in Italy’s remote history
Salame di Varzi
  • Food & Wine

Wine and Flavor Trail Franciacorta

Among rows of vines with perfect geometries that cross small villages rich in history, traditions, farms, cellars and signs of human activity: discover Franciacorta
Wine and Flavor Trail Franciacorta,
  • Food & Wine

Zucca Berrettina di Lungavilla

In Lungavilla, a pumpkin known as “Capé da prèvi” (priest’s hat) is cultivated, named for its shape, which resembles the headgear worn by priests.
Zucca Berrettina di Lungavilla
  • Food & Wine

The Truffle of Oltrepò Pavese

  • Food & Wine

Malfatti: a culinary delight from the Oltrepò Pavese

Traditional dish of the rural heritage of the Oltrepò Pavese
  • Food & Wine