Traditional Italian Basilicata Salt Cod with Crispy Peppers Story of the Dish Baccalà alla Lucana con peperoni cruschi is one of Basilicata's most distinctive traditional dishes, especially representative of inland cooking where preserved salt cod provided access to fish far from the coast. Soft, flaky cod is paired with potatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, and the famous crispy dried peppers of the region. The dish is built on contrast: moist white fish against brittle

Traditional Italian Venetian Salt Cod with Milk and Onions Story of the Dish Baccalà alla Vicentina is one of Veneto’s most important traditional dishes and one of the clearest expressions of the cuisine of Vicenza. Despite the name, the fish traditionally used is stockfish, dried cod that is soaked for several days before cooking, rather than salted cod in the strict technical sense. The dish is built slowly from softened onions, anchovies, milk, olive oil, flour, and piece

A restaurant-style Italian salt cod secondo with silky smoked potato purée, Tuscan kale and a glossy saffron sauce.