The Milanese ballerina, Carla Fracci, has become an Ambassador for the Milan Expo 2015.
The theme of the World Expo is Feed the planet, Energy for Life and in the clip below she talks about her love for her childhood dishes of Risotto alla Milanese (with a short-grained rice, such as Carnaroli , saffron and beef marrow) and Polenta (a maize flour, or cornmeal, boiled into a type of porridge, which is also sometimes fried). These typical Lombardy dishes are now often made with cheaper imported produce, which doesn't have the same quality however; it is a hot political point at the moment. ...continue reading.
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