From the days when it controlled the silk, saffron and spice trading routes from East to West, the culinary output of the Venetian Republic has reaped the benefits of its neighbouring cultures. Here, the food writer Nino Zoccali selects 80 dishes, such as Roast Lamb Croatian-style, Cretan Sweet and Sour Red Mullet and Ricotta and Rose Crepes from Dubrovnik, that demonstrate the region's rich heritage. Slightly off-mint.