St. Nikolaus Church
On the way from Burgeis/Burgusio to the Marienberg monastery in the Vinschgau valley, is the small St. Nikolaus' Church, which was consecrated around 1199 . The little church is known for its coffered ceiling from the 16th century, on which a fool is depicted in the wash tub with the apt saying: „Item wen(n) Nar(r)en lang leben, so wer(d)en si(e) alt“ (When fools live long, they become old).
A flat nave with slit windows adjoins the tower of the church. The semicircular vaulted apse contains frescoes from the 13th century, including a representation of Christ in the Mandorla. On a different fresco, Cain places his sacrifice in the hand of God.

The melancholic siren with its naked upper body and long hair is masterfully executed and thus represent an antipole to Christian salvation. This is quite common motif in the Romanesque picture canon in which mythical creatures symbolize chaos, the deep sea or the sinister earth. Above the plain door, St. Nicholas blesses those who enter.
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Gnocchi with sage butter or tomato sauce Gnocchi with sage butter or tomato sauce

Gnocchi with sage butter or tomato sauce

They are small and quite tasty: we are talking about gnocchi, the mini potato dumplings.

20 Min
Preparation
50 Min
Cook
Ingredients
For 4 people

For the dumplings
1 kg potatoes (floury)
200 g flour 00
50 g potato starch
1 egg
Salt
Nutmeg

For the sage butter
10 leaves fresh sage
50 g butter
Parmesan cheese

For the tomato sauce
250 g fresh tomatoes
Olive oil
1 clove of garlic
Salt, pepper
Fresh herbs (oregano, basil or sage)
Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Boil the potatoes with the skin on, peel while still warm and press through the potato press.
Then add the flour, potato starch, egg, salt and a little nutmeg grated and knead quickly.
Divide the dough into 4-6 pieces and gradually form a finger-thick roll on a floured work surface and cut into approx. 2 cm pieces.
Put them into boiling salted water (be careful to do this little by little) and as soon as they float to the surface, remove them with a skimmer.

Gnocchi with sage butter:
Melt the butter in a pan and toast the fresh sage leaves in it. Add the hot gnocchi, toss briefly and serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Gnocchi with tomato sauce:
Fry the fresh tomatoes with the garlic in a little olive oil and steam. Blend briefly with a hand blender. Add the herbs and season with salt and pepper. Add the hot gnocchi, toss briefly and serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

TIP: To prevent the gnocchi from sticking when they come out of the boiling water, drizzle with a little olive oil.
Recipe by: Tourist office Partschins/Parcines
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