Trattoria Anna Maria
Bologna, Italy
Trattoria Anna Maria occupies a small room on Via Belle Arti, its walls thick with signed photographs from Italian film and theatre. Anna Maria Monari opened it in 1984 and the kitchen has not drifted far from her original repertoire. Handmade pasta is the draw, but the bollito misto — boiled meats served with a green sauce — arrives in winter with cotechino and zampone alongside the chicken and beef. No dish here is meant to impress. Each one is meant to be eaten.
Sausages served here
Cotechino
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Cotechino is a pork sausage from Italy. It features pork rind, muscle, and fat. Often served during the winter months, it brings warmth and richness to any meal. It sees frequent use alongside lentils.
Zampone Modena
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
A pork sausage mixture packed into a boned pig's front trotter. The casing is edible and gives the finished sausage its unmistakable shape. Slow-cooked until the skin softens, it is sliced at the table and served with lentils or mashed potato. Zampone Modena carries IGP protection.