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Veal with Tuna Sauce — traditional dish from Turin, Italy
Starter Meat

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Nutritional Values

🔥580kcal
💪38gProtein
🌾22gCarbs
🥑38gFat
🌿2gFibre
⚖️350 gServing

* Per serving · 350 g. May vary.

Allergens

🐟 Fish 🥚 Eggs

Also served in

Verona

Veal with Tuna Sauce

How to order / say it
Say it Vitello Tonnato — [Vee-teh-loh Toh-nah-toh]
Order I'll have the Vitello Tonnato, please.
Locally Vorrei il Vitello Tonnato, per favore.
Say locally

Chilled slices of veal covered with a creamy tuna-mayonnaise sauce.

Why try it?

Vitello Tonnato shows off Verona's love for smooth, harmonious flavors and reflects the Italian knack for combining surf and turf in subtle ways.

How it tastes

The dish is tender and luxurious with the delicate veal complemented by the creamy, slightly tangy tuna sauce. It's a refreshing appetizer with deep, savory notes.

Origin & History — first documented: 1850

Vitello Tonnato's roots go back to the late 19th century in the Piedmont region, and it became popular in Verona as it paired well with the city's fresh ingredients and culinary ethos during festive meals.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥩 400 g veal
  • 🐟 100 g canned tuna
  • 🥣 100 ml mayonnaise
  • 🥕 20 g capers
  • 🍋 30 ml lemon juice
  • 🫒 20 ml olive oil

Method

  1. 1 Cook the veal until tender, then cool and slice thinly.
  2. 2 Blend tuna, mayonnaise, capers, and lemon juice into a creamy sauce.
  3. 3 Arrange veal on a plate and cover with tuna sauce; garnish with capers.

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