While these are the best dishes in Venice, Italy is abundant in eclectic dishes. No matter where you choose to go throughout the country, you’ll get an entirely new dining experience. In other words, to get the full Italian experience, you’ll want to try everything everywhere. For instance, when you head towards the lagoon, you’ll get to enjoy Venetian cuisine, and if you head towards the shores of the Adriatic Sea, you’ll get to experience traditional seafood dishes. 

Dishes That Are Unique to Venice

Of course, upon visiting Venice, you must try some of their most authentic, delicious dishes. So, in case you’re not sure where to begin, here is a list of the most popular delights.

Spaghetti in Nero di Seppia

This dish features pieces of squid slow-cooked in tomato sauce, giving it a charcoal-colored pasta-like appearance. The charcoal color comes from the squid ink, which is added after completing the preparation.

Sarde in Saor

Over a reduced flame, onions are cooked until they become transparent and fragrant. Venetian chefs mix pine nuts, raisins, and finally, sardines with the onions to create this delightfully tasty dish.

Fritto Misto

This divine dish is simply shrimp, fishballs, and calamari, all breaded and deep-fried to perfection. Although many restaurants serve this dish, they all add their own flavors, bread topping, and touches, so don’t hesitate to try them all!

Baccala Mantecato

Chefs cook dried codfish for hours until the bone nearly dissolves. It is the creamed with oil to the most impeccable consistency. This makes a great late-night spread for bread and pairs even better with Venetian wine.

Bigoli in salsa

To make this best dish in Venice, chefs add onions, anchovies, and fennel seeds to the sauce of this magnificent Venetian whole wheat pasta dish. This is one of Venice’s signature cuisines and a must-try!

Frittelle

Overfilled with cream or raisins and candied orange peel, and dipped in sugar, these delectable doughnuts are the perfect mid-day treat. 

Tramezzino

This snack entails using pieces of bread in the shape of a triangle and filling them with all sorts of delicious foods such as cheese, tomatoes, artichoke, olives, and more. The options are endless!

Moeche Fritte

These small crabs are breaded and fried whole without the shell. You will find this delicacy served at many fancy Venetian restaurants. 

Fegato Alla Veneziana

This dish is a Venetian past-time. In fact, it’s a past-time for many cultures. Cooks fry the liver and lay it over a bed of slow-cooked onions.

Castraure

Chefs pick these vibrant-colored violet artichokes prematurely and then boil them. You won’t even have to peel it, take a bite, and enjoy!

While the sites and history of Venice are what draw most people to the city, the food is certainly worth traveling for! Are you ready to indulge in some authentic and mouth-watering Italian cuisine?

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