Alongside the dry cured cold cut coppa and pancetta (similar to pork belly bacon), PDO Salame Piacentino is the most iconic salami of the Piacenza province. Made from lean and fatty cuts of pig farmed(...)
Read PDO Salame PiacentinoPDO Coppa Piacentina is a cured cold cut made using the cervical muscles of the pig. As with many regional culinary specialities, the history of this cold cut has close ties with the area it is made in, the Piacenza province. An example of [...]
Read PDO Coppa PiacentinaPDO Pancetta Piacentina is perhaps one of the most quintessential delicacies from Emilia-Romagna’s culinary tradition. With its tasty, mild flavour, this cold cut is made exclusively in the Piacenza a(...)
Read PDO Pancetta PiacentinaThe Piacenza hills have been producing wine since the time of the Etruscans. However, the most detailed evidence of vines growing in the area dates back to Roman times: according to sources, Cicero pu(...)
Read PDO Colli piacentini winesLambrusco and Sangiovese are just the beginning.There are six areas where different grape varieties grow in Emilia-Romagna, producing an array of high-quality PDO wines. Vines are cultivated throughou(...)
Read Wines from Emilia-RomagnaPDO Grana Padano is a low-fat cheese made in a vast area of northern Italy that comprises Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto (except Belluno), the province of Trento and Emilia-Romagna, the Bologna area (to t(...)
Read PDO Grana PadanoProvolone Valpadana PDO is a semi-hard, stretched-curd cheese made in two varieties, Dolce (mild) and Piccante (spicy). This particular cheese is made using unpasteurised, full-fat cow’s milk exclusiv(...)
Read PDO Provolone ValpadanaAt the foot of the Piacentini hills between the Chero, Nure and Arda valleys lies Carpaneto Piacentino. The municipality hosts every year theCoppa FestivalThe first weekend in September one of...
Read Festa della coppaNumbers are a good starting point to learn about the wealth of Emilia-Romagna’s artistic and cultural heritage. What is more, this heritage is almost entirely laid out along a single straight line, fo(...)
Read Cities of Art from Rimini to PiacenzaEmilia-Romagna is renowned for having the greatest number of PDO and PGI products of any region in Italy. There truly is something for everyone, from cold cuts and cheeses to fresh fruits and vegetabl(...)
Read Wine, food and golf in Emilia-Romagna“Chi ben comincia, è metà dell’opera” recita così un noto proverbio di tradizione latina che trova pieno riscontro in Emilia-Romagna quando ci si siede attorno a una tavola.La cucina regionale propone(...)
Read Appetizers from Emilia RomagnaThe Enoteca Regionale dell’Emilia Romagna association chose to set up shop in the enchanting Rocca Sforzesca di Dozza, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, which lies not far from Bologna.&nbs(...)
Read The Enoteca Regionale Emilia-Romagna AssociationAs you wander through the Bologna hills, you will soon chance upon the endless rows of vineyards where the delectable Colli Bolognesi wines come from. The vines growing in this area have a long history, which begins in the Etruscan [...]
Read Colli Bolognesi, the PDO wines from the Bologna hillsOn lands that lies between the Enza and Stirone streams, in the hills of the Parma province, there is an expanse of area at an altitude of between 200 and 800 metres above sea level that has been dedi(...)
Read PDO Colli di Parma winesBosco Eliceo is one of the most distinctive wine-growing areas in the Emilia-Romagna region. This area runs along the Adriatic coast, between the Ferrara and Ravenna provinces, bordered to the north b(...)
Read PDO Bosco Eliceo winesPDO Prosciutto di Parma, or Parma ham, is the result of a slow, natural ageing process in the dry, fragrant air that blows down the hillsides of the Parma countryside. This is what produces this signa(...)
Read PDO Prosciutto di ParmaThe tiny plots of land that lie between the hills of Forlì-Cesena and Rimini grow the olives that are hand-picked to make PDO Olio Extravergine di Oliva Colline di Romagna.The specific climatic condit(...)
Read PDO Olio Extravergine di Oliva Colline di RomagnaPDO Formaggio di Fossa cheese is a fairly common delicacy in the Romagna region, especially in the province of Forlì-Cesena and the Rimini area (Sant’Agata Feltria, Talamello and Mondaino). This speci(...)
Read PDO Formaggio di Fossa di SoglianoPDO Culatello di Zibello is a cold cut from the Parma province, along the banks of the river Po, an area that enjoys a cold-wet climate in winter but is hot in summer, a crucial factor for the ageing(...)
Read PDO Culatello di ZibelloRomagna’s wine-growing region covers a much vaster area than other cultivation areas in Emilia-Romagna. From the Rimini and Riccione coastlines, it stretches northwards to reach the areas that lie to(...)
Read PDO wines from RomagnaEmilia-Romagna’s food culture can boast a multitude of high quality, cured pork salami amongst its most renowned specialities. Of all these delicacies, special mention most definitely goes to PDO Pros(...)
Read PDO Prosciutto di ModenaPDO Salamini Italiani alla Cacciatora are the second most consumed product in Italy, second only to Milan salami. Sweet and mild in flavour, the main characteristic of these salami is their small size(...)
Read PDO Salamini italiani alla CacciatoraThe small olive oil mill dating back to Roman times that was unearthed in the Brisighella area demonstrates how olive tree growing has been part of the history of this land for centuries. The first ev(...)
Read PDO Olio Extravergine di Oliva BrisighellaIn ancient times, the small town of Voghiera was an important trade and administration hub for the Ferrara area. Having maintained this status until the seventh century, the town thrived once more in(...)
Read PDO Aglio di VoghieraAffording a soft, supple texture with no rind and a mother-of-pearl hue, PDO Squacquerone di Romagna cheese is made in the provinces of Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena, Rimini, Bologna and in part of Ferrara.Tr(...)
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