Popular food in Venice, Italy?

Question

I have a class project about Venice, Italy and I was planning on bringing some food that is popular in Venice, Italy to share with my class as part of my presentation. The problem is, I don't know any kinds of dishes in Venice, Italy that are popular and would be enjoyed by people in my class. My class is very picky and they mostly like things that are fried.

Please sugest some food that you think might be appropriate for my presentation with ingredients that I can find at my local grocery store (please don't suggest anything with crab because they do not sell crab at my local grocery store). I have a short period of time to make this food. My presentaion is tomorrow, and I still have to practice, so I don't have that much time to cook the food.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Pizza!  I don't think they fry much in Venice.

Answer 2

Venice isn't exactly known as a famous food center of Italy, the way Emilia-Romagna or some other regions are known as food masters.

There are often seafood dishes since it is on the sea, even though I would be afraid to eat anything directly from the area (pollution). So, you can skip the crab :)

You could make a seafood risotto or pasta.

My favorite venetian snack is the fritelle pastries that are out only at carnivale time, little donut-like dough balls filled with cream or bits of dried fruit and raisins. Yummy.

Try seaching some of the food websites for Venetian recipes. I just found www.veniceinitaly.com - it has some Venetian recipes.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Gnocchi in Vodka Sauce