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Pesto genovese is a signature dish of Italy; we have verified places to eat it in Genoa. Start with where to eat Pesto genovese in Genoa.
Pesto genovese is raw basil pounded in a marble mortar with garlic, coarse salt, pine nuts, Parmigiano, Fiore Sardo and Ligurian oil, the green sauce Genoa puts on trofie, trenette and minestrone.
Basil in Genoese pesto is documented only from the 1850s: Emanuele Rossi printed a pesto of garlic and basil in 1852, and Giovanni Battista Ratto's La cuciniera genovese of 1863 gave a version made with Dutch cheese, then common in the trading port. The Consorzio del Pesto Genovese now sets seven ingredients, from Basilico Genovese DOP to Fiore Sardo, and the Pesto World Championship brings mortars to Palazzo Ducale every other spring.
Where to eat in Genoa:
Where to eat Pesto genovese in Genoa: the editor picks
2 hours
Learn how to prepare pesto in a mortar, gnocchi, and tiramisu with Tiziana, a finalist in the world championship, in a historic palazzo in Genoa.
3h 30m
Make handmade potato gnocchi and Genoese pesto with a mortar in a family-run Ligurian shop, then enjoy brunch with 2 local wines in Genoa.
3 hours
Master the art of fresh pasta and authentic Ligurian pesto with a local expert. Enjoy your delicious handmade meal and local wines on a stunning rooftop overlooking th...
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