Try the polenta , Made from maize corn this is cooked in many ways and is an alternative to pasta. It can be fried or grilled and usually served with the main dish. Risotto flavoured with saffron is another favourite, as well as a variety of meat dishes such as tripe, fried bone marrow, liver and lungs ( busecca ), or if that sounds too extreme there is the old standby of Cotoletta alla Milanese veal cutlet in breadcrumbs.