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The tagliere di salumi, a generous board of cured meats, earns the highest praise for its rustic authenticity. Overall, the food delivers a warm, unpretentious embrace of hearty Italian tradition.
“A classic board with prosciutto, salamino, lonza, pancetta — all delicious. The luck of Italy is that you can taste 20 different prosciuttos, 20 salamini, 20 coppe, all different from each other, and each one is fantastic.”
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Il Crotto del Sergente is a traditional crotto restaurant near Como where we ate very well — the food is excellent, the atmosphere is cosy, and the price is fair for the area.
Dishes mentioned
Crostini di Pane con Maionese all'Agone
These crostini with agone mayonnaise have a wonderful aroma. The agone, which is the lake sardine, is very good and goes perfectly with the celeriac because it tones down its strong flavour. A great idea for an appetizer.
Tagliere di Salumi
A classic board with prosciutto, salamino, lonza, pancetta — all delicious. The luck of Italy is that you can taste 20 different prosciuttos, 20 salamini, 20 coppe, all different from each other, and each one is fantastic.
Spaghetti Aglio Olio Peperoncino e Missoltino
This is the typical thing you can taste in Como: the missoltino, which is dried and pressed agone, grated on top of the pasta. Very simple, but the ingredients must be exceptional. The pasta is perfectly cooked, the saltiness is very pleasant — I expected it to be much saltier. There's also wild garlic, very delicate and herbaceous. This dish is exceptional.
Porchetta del Crotto
The porchetta was declared at ordering that it's not like the one from Lazio or Abruzzo — no crispy crackling. But it smells wonderful, looks very inviting, served on a creamy apple sauce with horseradish and honey onions. Inside it's very tender and juicy. Pork and apple is one of the most famous pairings on the planet. Really good.
Pesce Affumicato Scottato su Letto di Cicerchie con Pomodorini Confit
The fish is smoked and seared, placed on a bed of cicerchie with confit cherry tomatoes. The fish is very well done — very tender yet meaty. The final note is fantastic: the sweetness of the cherry tomato with the cicerchie.
