Another classic of Venetian cuisine are "bigoi in salsa", a kind of pasta similar to large spaghetti, long and drawn with a rough and porous surface, accompanied by a tasty and simple sauce made of finely chopped onion, anchovies and olive oil.
For centuries this dish has been a symbol of fasting and purification; in fact it is used to prepare it in the days of abstinence from meat, such as Christmas' Eve.