any dissenting austrian out there, please call me. or call cesare actually, don't call me. so this is clarified butter. in this climate olive oil gives way to butter. woah, jesus! the king ingredient of northern italian cooking. smell that. dry, sunny fields of olive trees are replaced by fertile pastures irrigated by rivers and lakes, perfect terrain for cattle. when i was young we used to have veal cutlets every week. love veal. i know you're not supposed to, but i love it. i love it. of course the rearing practices are much better now. like this, for instance.