{"id":2623,"date":"2026-09-25T19:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:03:17","slug":"flavours-of-bordighera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/flavours-of-bordighera\/","title":{"rendered":"Flavours of Bordighera: what to taste"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bordighera\u2019s cooking smells of the sea and aromatic herbs. Of tradition and innovation. Of delicate flavours meeting the bolder ones of the hinterland, in an ever-new combination. Western Liguria, like every border land, offers a variety of recipes and excellent produce.<\/p>\n

Brandacujun<\/h2>\n

Tasty stockfish creamed with potatoes: it is one of the typical specialities of Bordighera and all of western Liguria.<\/p>\n

Panissa<\/h2>\n

An unmistakable treat made from chickpea flour, water and salt, to enjoy as crispy fried sticks.<\/p>\n

\"Brandacujun
Brandacujun and panissa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fried anchovies<\/h2>\n

Oily fish from our sea, fried and served with a wedge of lemon: the taste of the Riviera on a plate.<\/p>\n

\"Fried
Fried anchovies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Borage ravioli<\/h2>\n

Borage, a wild herb of the Ligurian hills, flavours the filling of these handmade ravioli.<\/p>\n

\"Borage
Borage ravioli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ligurian-style rabbit<\/h2>\n

Slowly cooked with Taggiasca olives, pine nuts and aromatic herbs, it is the quintessential dish of the land, to pair with a glass of Rossese.<\/p>\n

\"Ligurian-style
Ligurian-style rabbit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sardenaira<\/h2>\n

It is the \u201cpizza\u201d of western Liguria: a thick focaccia with tomato, anchovies, olives, garlic and oregano. You will find it in bakeries and focaccerias, perfect for a snack.<\/p>\n

Taggiasca extra virgin olive oil<\/h2>\n

Delicate and fruity, it is the ingredient in everything. In the olive mills of the hinterland you can taste it and buy it directly from the producers.<\/p>\n

Rossese di Dolceacqua<\/h2>\n

The red wine that is the symbol of the nearby Val Nervia, ideal with dishes of the land and with Ligurian-style rabbit.<\/p>\n

And to finish<\/h2>\n

Traditional sweets, seasonal fruit and an ice cream on the seafront: the best way to end the day. In Bordighera sea and land come together on the plate too, in dishes that star in eagerly awaited food events.<\/p>\n

Photos: Iuri Niccolai \u2013 City of Bordighera.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brandacujun, panissa, fried anchovies, borage ravioli and Ligurian-style rabbit: the flavours of Bordighera, between sea and land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"tipo_vacanza":[],"class_list":["post-2623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides-and-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2917,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions\/2917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2623"},{"taxonomy":"tipo_vacanza","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipo_vacanza?post=2623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}