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alborella
bleak
Bite-sized bleak, usually served deep-fried, or added to risotto: popular in Lombardy's mountain lakes, where for centuries they were a main source of protein, and were often dried or salted. The flesh becomes bitter in summer.
Sometimes called àola.
Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls
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