Lugano will be a great destination to explore classic Swiss cuisine. Some of the Swiss dishes have become especially popular and widespread here. Local restaurants serve delicious fondue and traditional raclette. Cheese and meat platters with the best regional wines are offered as appetizers. Italy had a great influence on the formation of local cuisine. Today, there are many authentic Italian restaurants in the city.
In a special Swiss manner, they prepare popular Minestrone vegetable soup. There are several dozen recipes for its preparation. Once this soup was considered the most popular food of the poor. Minestrone was prepared from various types of pasta and leftover vegetables. At today's Lugano restaurants, one can try special types of the soup, which have a unique taste are served in a spectacular way.
Tourists who can’t imagine a meal without meat will be interested in trying traditional rabbit dishes. It can be stewed or fried, and one of the most original options is marinated rabbit stew. Fish dishes are also common in local restaurants, and pickled fish with spices is worthy of special mention.
Traditional Lugano cuisine is very practical, many dishes have been prepared here for hundreds of years. A typical peasant dish is a bread cake, for the preparation of which they use stale bread. Slices of bread are soaked in milk and then baked in the oven. The taste of the cake turns out to be very unusual. Ravioli, which may be cooked with dozens of different fillings, remains a daily dish for townspeople. There are even special dessert ravioli options with berries and fruits, and in some original Lugano restaurants, ravioli is prepared with the best Swiss chocolate.
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