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Cima alla genovese is a breast of veal sewn into a pocket, stuffed with eggs, vegetables, cheese, pine nuts and offal, poached for hours in broth, pressed and served in slices in Genoa.
Genoa's tourist office dates cima to the 16th century and repeats the local joke that the Genoese invented it to save on meat, filling a cheap cut with humbler ingredients; it has since become one of the richest dishes of the Genoese table. Once a Christmas dish, it is now eaten all year, and the Genoese singer Fabrizio De André dedicated his song 'A çimma to it, in dialect, with the cook pricking the meat with a needle as it simmers.
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Trattoria detta del Bruxaboschi in San Desiderio, Genoa, is a Bib Gourmand trattoria open since 1862, with a car park and a terrace under old horse chestnuts.
OrderCima alla genovese, pansotti or fried rabbit, the dishes Michelin names first.
TipMichelin adds that mushrooms are a fixture in season; the site lists dinner Tuesday to Saturday and lunch at the weekend.
Antica Osteria dei Cacciatori at the top of Corso Martinetti in Genoa's Sampierdarena has two dining rooms, house-made pasta and pizza on the menu.
OrderHouse-made ravioli or trofie, and the seasonal mushroom dishes the site promotes.
TipThe site says Sunday dinner is taken only for groups above eight people; every other evening closes at 22:00.
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