Pizzoccheri (; lmo, label= Lombard, pizòcher ) are a type of short

tagliatelle Tagliatelle (; from the Italian ''tagliare'', meaning "to cut") are a traditional type of pasta from the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions of Italy. Individual pieces of ''tagliatelle'' are long, flat ribbons that are similar in shape to fettucci ...

, a flat ribbon

pasta Pasta (, ; ) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils, ...

, made with 80%

buckwheat Buckwheat (''Fagopyrum esculentum''), or common buckwheat, is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. The name "buckwheat" is used for several other species, such as ''Fagop ...

flour and 20% wheat flour. When classically prepared in

Valtellina Valtellina or the Valtelline (occasionally spelled as two words in English: Val Telline; rm, Vuclina (); lmo, Valtelina or ; german: Veltlin; it, Valtellina) is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. Tod ...

(a small valley located in the

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of Northern Italy) or in Graubünden, they are cooked along with greens (often Swiss Chard but also Savoy

cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&n ...

), and cubed

potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Uni ...

es. This mixture is layered with pieces of

Valtellina Casera Valtellina Casera ( lmo, Casera de la Valtolina) is a cheese made from semi-skimmed cows' milk in the northern Italian province of Sondrio.Grana Padano Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po river Valley in northern Italy that is similar to Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. There are less strict regulations governing its production compared to Parmigiano Reggiano. This hard, crumbly- textur ...

or Parmigiano Reggiano, and dressed with

garlic Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus '' Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion and Chinese onion. It is native to South Asia, Central Asia and northeas ...

lightly fried in

butter Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condim ...

. The dish was first identified in 1550, in the ''Category of Inventories of Things that May be Eaten in Italy'' by Ortensio Lando. Pizzoccheri can be made easily by hand. They can also be found pre-made. If Pizzoccheri are prepared at home, they must generally be eaten the same day. Two pizzoccheri fairs (or ''

sagre Sagra may refer to: * Sagra, Uttar Pradesh, a village in Domariaganj, Uttar Pradesh, India * Sagra, Diamond Harbour, a village in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India * Sagra, Russia, a rural locality (a settlement) in Sverdlovsk Oblast, R ...

'') take place in

Teglio Teglio (''Téi'' in Valtellinese dialect) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about east of Sondrio Sondrio (; lmo, Sùndri; rm, Sunder; archaic ...

: ''La Sagra dei Pizzoccheri'', celebrated in July and the festival of ''The Golden Pizzocchero'', celebrated in September. Th
Accademia del Pizzocchero di Teglio
was founded in 2002 to promote traditional preparations of pizzocchero. In 2016 the dish gained the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...

's recognition of

Protected Geographical Indication Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG), promote and protect nam ...

(IGP). The Pizzoccheri bianchi of the area around

Chiavenna Chiavenna ( lmo, Ciavèna ; la, Clavenna; rm, Clavenna or ''Claven''; archaic german: Cläven or ''Kleven'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is the centre of the Alpine ...

are quite distinct, being a form of gnocchetti, often made from white wheat flour and dry bread.Cipriani, Bruna.
''Pizzoccheri bianchi di Chiavenna (o gnocchetti)''
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References

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