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This dish was once reputed to be poor because horse meat was widely available in Piacenza<\/a>. The geographical location of the city, actually, made it a stopover and temporary residence for many armies. Equines, once their military careers were over, often became cheap food.<\/p>\n

The term “pic\u00f9la” could, according to versions translate into Italian as “ration” or reflect the small ration the poor man could eat.<\/p>\n

Fun fact: The horsemeat slaughterhouse in Piacenza opened in 1873, but it was already customary to consume horsemeat. A large amount of meat became available after the clash in Piacenza between the Austro-Russian and French armies in 1799.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26215,"template":"","territorio":[940,938,933,939,935,937,934,936],"categorie_enogastronomia":[968],"class_list":["post-40452","enogastronomia","type-enogastronomia","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-alta-val-tidone-en","territorio-fiorenzuola-darda-en","territorio-il-po-e-la-bassa-en","territorio-piacenza-en","territorio-val-darda-en","territorio-val-nure-en","territorio-val-tidone-en","territorio-val-trebbia-en","categorie_enogastronomia-recipes"],"acf":{"livello_difficolta":"media","localita":false,"ingredienti":"

(for 4 people):
\nFor the polenta:
\n400 g cornmeal
\nsalt
\nwater<\/p>\n

For the “piccula ad caval”:
\n200 gr of minced horse meat
\nbutter
\noil
\nlard
\nparsley
\nonion
\n1 garlic clove
\n1 carrot
\ntomato paste
\n\u00bd cup of broth.<\/p>\n","preparazione":"

Prepare the saut\u00e9 with butter, oil, a pinch of lard, garlic and parsley; when it starts to brown, add the minced horse meat, let it simmer for about 10 minutes and then pour half a glass of broth in which a little tomato paste will have dissolved.<\/p>\n

While you allow the cooking to continue slowly, prepare the polenta and spread it on a large soup tureen and in the centre cut a hole, where the ‘picula ad caval’ will be poured.<\/p>\n

Serve piping hot.<\/p>\n","tipologia":"Secondo","iat":30186},"yoast_head":"\nLa Pulenta e piccula ad cavall (polenta and horse) - Visit Piacenza<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The "pic\u00f9la 'd caval" is a typical Piacenza dish of minced horse meat with vegetables to accompany polenta.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"La Pulenta e piccula ad cavall (polenta and horse) - Visit Piacenza\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The "pic\u00f9la 'd caval" is a typical Piacenza dish of minced horse meat with vegetables to accompany polenta.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Piacenza\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-22T09:58:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picula-ad-caval.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/\",\"name\":\"La Pulenta e piccula ad cavall (polenta and horse) - Visit Piacenza\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picula-ad-caval.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-28T11:19:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-22T09:58:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"The \\\"pic\u00f9la 'd caval\\\" is a typical Piacenza dish of minced horse meat with vegetables to accompany polenta.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/la-puleinta-e-piccula-ad-cavall-polenta-and-horse\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picula-ad-caval.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Picula-ad-caval.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"Picula ad Caval, ph. 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