7. Lazio
Spring lamb with salt-cured anchovies
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Lazio is a region divided by mass tourism. Rome, its capital, welcomes millions of visitors every year. The countryside, on the other hand, is left to itself.
Katie Parla, whose app Katie Parla's Rome picks out some of the city's best restaurant and street food spots, says one element captures the essence of Lazio's agricultural roots: abbaccio.
"This young spring lamb reaches its greatest expression when prepared alla cacciatora -- the chopped lamb is cooked in a pan with oil or lard and garlic, sage and rosemary, then seasoned with salt-cured anchovies. This savory dish is a reminder of a simpler time when shepherds grazed their flocks across the region and even through central Rome itself."