Lombardy is the most populous region in Italy, with Milan as its capital city. It has 12 provinces including Bergamo, Brescia, Como, and Varese. Lombardy is known for delicious dishes like saffron risotto, breaded veal cutlets, and consommé from Pavia served with eggs. Famous dishes also include Cotoletta alla Milanese, a breaded veal cutlet often served after saffron risotto.

1. LOMBARDY

3. Basic Facts
Provinces: Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona,
Lecco, Lodi, Mantua, Milan, Monza and
Brianza, Pavia, Sondrio, and Varese
Capital: Milan
It is the most populous region in Italy

4. Cuisine
Lombardy’s food specialties range
from delicious saffron risotto and the
breadcrumbed cutlet cotoletta alla Milanese, to
the consommé of Pavia with its egg
accompaniment and a pork and cabbage cassoulet.

5. Cuisine
Saffron
Risotto

6. Cuisine
Cotoletta
alla
Milanese
Cotoletta alla Milanese is a famous Italian recipe from Milan and it is perfect if
you serve it after Risotto alla Milanese first course. It is made of a veal coutlet
covered with breadcrumbs that you can serve with vegetables like broccoli, green
beans, fried potatoes or spinach.

7. Cuisine
Consommé

8. Notable People from Lombardy

9. Notable People from Lombardy