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Fugassa veneziana

The city's focaccia, a tall sweet bread leavened slowly on a mother yeast the shop has kept since it opened. No candied fruit and little butter, somewhere between panettone and pandoro: a slice now, a whole one for the suitcase.

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  • A warm slice for the walk

Dal Nono Colussi

Venetian pastry · bakery · Dorsoduro, Venice

Calle Lunga San Barnaba 2867/A, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia

A Dorsoduro pastry shop that bakes Venice's Easter bread all year, in ovens you can see behind the counter. Franco 'Nono' Colussi made a name with it.

The proof, in the house's own words

Why the fugassa

Strong evidence
  • Craft

    Baked fresh in the ovens behind the counter.

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  • Technique

    The same starter since the shop opened, more than sixty years ago.

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  • Tradition

    Venice's Easter bread, once baked only for the feast, to Nono's simple recipe.

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  • Local choice

    The bake Nono Colussi was known for.

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