Vitello tonnato

An Italian dish of poached veal sliced and served cold with a mayonnaise flavoured with tinned tuna, anchovy, and capers. The term does not, as is sometimes supposed, mean ‘veal with tuna’ so much as ‘veal resembling tuna’, a reference to the texture the meat takes on after sitting with the tuna mayonnaise, as per traditional recipes, chilled for several hours.