Annual get-together on a stormy May Bank Holiday weekend with friends from Pavia and Venice. Booked into a local Trattoria -The Antico Pavone - The Old Peacock -it's been there, in San Martino in Beliseto, since 1859 as you can see on one of the photos which is a terracotta date-stone. Very rustic place with lots of character -great traditional local dishes and it's excellent value. What more could you ask!
On the menu today a traditional minestrone with Tripe (see photo) not to everyone's taste but very popular here. We all had their signature dish as a main course which is Guinea Fowl Oven-roasted in Clay (see photo of it on a trolley with waitress Barbara) -until about 10 years ago it was cooked directly in the clay but EEC hygiene rules mean they now have to put it in grease-proof paper. It is absolutely delicious and drops off the bone. Buon appetito!
