Vitello tonnato is the Italian term for a dish of veal made with tuna. It is made of veal fillet which is beaten until paper thin and dressed with tuna-flavored cream-based sauce usually with capers. It is a dish from Piamonte, Italy of cold slices of veal in a creamy tuna fish sauce. It is usually serves as an antipasto or appetizer

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