Typical Products

This section of the site is dedicated to exploring and discovering traditional and distinctive food products from various regions and cultures. Here you’ll find a comprehensive guide to authentic flavors and local specialties, from artisanal cheeses to typical cured meats, from fine wines to extra virgin olive oils. Each product is presented with detailed descriptions, information about its origin and culinary tradition, tips on how to best enjoy it, and where to find it.

Typical Products

White Beans of Rotonda PDO: history, territory, and cuisine of the Pollino

From the Mercure Valley to the tables of Pollino, a legume with…

Anna Bruno

Red Eggplant of Rotonda PDO, the Pollino fruit that looks like a tomato

Small, round, and of an orange-red hue that makes it resemble a…

Antonio Camera

Lucanian Cacioricotta: what it is, how to use it, and why it’s a treasure to rediscover

Lucano cacioricotta is a unique cheese, somewhere between cacio and ricotta, a…

Anna Bruno

Black mussel of Taranto, why it is so delicious

More than twenty mussel farmers from the Apulian city have joined the…

Raffaele Lopardo

Niscemi Artichoke, Features of the Slow Food Presidium

There is a new Slow Food Presidia in Sicily: it is the…

Antonio Camera

Piave PDO, the cheese of the Belluno Dolomites

Piave DOP cheese owes its origins to the tradition, experience, and ancient…

VerdeGusto

Which milk is best for cheese?

Every region in Italy offers a different cheese, a symbol of the…

Antonio Camera

Aosta Valley at the table: flavor and tradition

A journey to discover the flavors and aromas of the Aosta Valley,…

Raffaele Lopardo

New regulations for Piave PDO Cheese

For its tenth anniversary, Piave DOP Cheese is focusing on innovation, small…

Raffaele Lopardo

Montasio PDO, semi-hard cheese

An excellence of Italian gastronomy, Montasio PDO is a delight for every…

Antonio Camera

Cycle Route of Taste in Merano, on the Mieming Plateau

A bike tour to discover typical Tyrolean products near Merano: 30 km…

Raffaele Lopardo

Typical Cilento Products: Flavors and Traditions

Typical Cilento products, born from a land rich in flavor and taste,…

Raffaele Lopardo

Buffalo Mozzarella from Campania: the stringy DOP cheese

Campanian buffalo mozzarella is the only one with the European PDO certification.…

Anna Bruno

Typical products from Zollino in Salento

Zollino, a small town in the province of Lecce, is the perfect…

Raffaele Lopardo