From Renaissance feasts to a plate of cicchetti

Venice's favourite way of eating is centuries old; a peek at Cinnamon and Salt

It doesn’t really take too much effort to imagine how the long and incredible history of Venice has left its mark on the cuisine today. A glance at some Venetian paintings from the sixteenth century lets us in on the food, its plating and how it was served and eaten at the time – and there are some similarities that haven’t changed much today.

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