8. Le Marche
Ancona spicy fish stew
Ancona's classic dish, brodetto all'anconetana, reflects the city's seafaring heritage. It's a slightly spicy, tomato-based soup/stew made from local catch.
"The dish was originally made on board fishing boats, for lunch," explains Paolo Antinori, head chef at Fortino Napoleonico (Via Poggio, Portonovo; +39 071 801450), a restaurant specializing in Le Marche cuisine.
"Cooks used poorer catch, or fish a little broken by the nets and not saleable at the market.