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Fresh sardines

Fresh sardines become sarde in saor in Veneto, fried and layered with an onion-and-vinegar dressing.

Italian name
Sarde fresche
Recipe reference
Sarde in saor

At the table

For Venetian sarde in saor, fry the sardines, then layer them with onions cooked and dressed with wine vinegar. Start with this fish-and-onion version before trying other additions to the dressing.

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