6 foods to enjoy while listening to the Sanremo Festival

You can also enjoy the Festival via your palate: here are 6 foods to enjoy while listening to the Sanremo Festival

Sanremo, the City of Flowers, is not just the capital of Italian songs, but a gastronomic pearl of the Ligurian Rivera where you can sample tasty, unique dishes, in restaurants and trattorias, featuring both culinary tradition and innovation. If you are in Sanremo for the Sanremo Festival, take the opportunity to discover Ligurian cuisine. If, on the other hand, you are at home in front of the TV, try your hand at one of the Sanremo recipes while already humming the new Sanremo tunes.

1. Anchovies alla Sanremasca

A simple and tasty dish born from Sanremo’s gastronomic tradition. It was the staple food of the sailors from the western Ligurian Riviera who prepared them by combining them with garden vegetables. Here is the recipe

Acciughe alla sanremasca
Anchovies alla Sanremasca

2. La Sardenaira

Invented around 1500, after the discovery of America, but with even older origins, the Sardenaira is the typical ‘focaccia’ of Sanremo whose taste and flavour are unmatched even today
sardenaira
La sardenaira

3. Rabbit alla Sanremese

Succulent and full of flavour, rabbit alla sanremese is a recipe that brings together the fragrances, aromas and tradition of the area. Taggiasca olives, walnuts, thyme, onion, bay leaf and rosemary complement the sweet flavour of the rabbit in an exaltation of tastes.
coniglio alla sanremese
Rabbit alla sanremese

4. Brandacujun

Just a few ingredients for a dish that combines land and sea in an authentic riot of flavours. Brandacujun is a typical Ligurian Riviera dish prepared with local Ligurian ingredients: stockfish, boiled potatoes and strictly Taggiasca extra virgin olive oil.
Brandacujun
Brandacujun

5. Torta verde alla sanremasca

An authentic savoury pie prepared with seasonal vegetables, from trombetta courgettes in spring and summer to artichokes in winter, and rice enclosed in a thin pastry similar to Pasqualina. The “green cake” can be enjoyed as an appetiser or main course, warm or cold. Any time seems suitable to whet and satisfy your appetite.
Torta verde
Torta verde

6. Mimosa cake

This delicate, light and fragrant cake, garnished like a floral explosion, is reminiscent of the mimosa, a plant that blossoms in Liguria like a triumph over winter, announcing the coming spring weeks in advance. It was created, perhaps by chance, in 1962, when confectionary chef Adelmo Renzi presented it while participating in a confectionery competition in Sanremo. The name of this new creation, made from sponge cake and custard, was meant to pay homage to the city of San Remo and the mimosa flower that coloured the Ligurian coastline. The original recipe is not known to anyone except its inventor. 

Torta Mimosa
Mimosa cake

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