This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 148.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the

towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

Ciao, everyone.

Welcome to your weekly escape to beautiful Italia. Today we're heading north to my

favourite city, which is Venice. And it's been a while since we chatted about the lagoon city. So

I invited my friend Valeria Neckio back onto the show to tell you about some of the delicious

dishes you can eat while you're there. You're going to learn how the history of Venice

and its cosmopolitan past shape the city's cuisine and some wonderful places to eat and

discover traditional and modern Venetian dishes. There's no better guide on this journey than Valeria

who lives in Venice and has literally written the book on the cuisine of the Veneto region.

She's passionately involved in her

city's food and wine culture, so without further ado, let's get started. Ventanata Valeria,

welcome back to the Untoldishly podcast. Thank you, Kate. It's great to be back. Oh, it is so great

to have you. How are things in beautiful Venice these days?

Actually, really lovely right now. We're having some warm temperatures still, so it's a lovely,

lovely fall season, so you can still enjoy walking around and going to Delito, so it's perfect. It's really nice.

Oh, I miss it so much. And I'll definitely be headed there on my next trip. It's been way too long

since I wandered along the canals, and I just miss Venice so much. Now, Valeria, we chatted

earlier this year about the islands of Venice and the unique characteristics. But today, I wanted to delve into the food culture there, which I know you are deeply

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