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Recipes from the Venetian Food Tour

on July 20, 2025

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Bigoli in Salsa (good luck finding Bigoli outside of Venice!)

Mozzarella in Carrozza

Gamberi in Saor (some other nice looking recipes on this site)

Olive Ascolane (if you've got nothing better to do)

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