Pan ner (PAT1) - typical rye bread. La Biopanetteria
Boudin (PAT) - a type of blood sausage made from pork or beef blood, boiled potatoes, diced lard, beetroot, wine and spices. Salumificio Gignod
Motsetta (PAT) - beef/sheep/goat/pork/chamois meat salted, seasoned and dried. Salumificio Gignod
Saouseusse (PAT) - mountain salami made from beef meat and pork lard, spiced with salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, garlic and nutmeg. Salumificio Gignod
Fontina (PDO) - typical cheese made from cow's milk. Lo Copafen S.S.
Micóoula (PAT) - sweet rye bread filled with chestnuts and figs. Bonne Vallée snc
Vallée d’Aoste Torrette (DOC2) - red wine. Maison Agricole Teppex Manuel
PIEDMONT
Lingua di suocera (PAT) - halfway between bread and breadsticks, it is delicious with cheese and cured meats. Da una spiga di grano di Manavella Stefano
Grissino stirato (PAT) - a kind of breadstick. Da una spiga di grano di Manavella Stefano
1 P.A.T. is the acronym of Prodotto Agroalimentare Tradizionale (Traditional Agrofood Product). It is an official approval for traditional Italian regional food products that is granted by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture. 2 D.O.C. is the acronym of Denominazione di Origine Controllata (Controlled Designation of Origin); it is a quality label for Italian wines and cheeses. Salame d’la doja (PAT) - this sausage owes its name to the terracotta jar where it is left to mature immersed in pork lard. Azienda Agricola Valsesia Snc Di Bergamaschi F. & C.
Montebore (PAT) - cheese made from cow's and ewe's milk. Vallenostra
Toma piemontese (PDO) - soft or semi-hard cow's milk cheese. It is sweet and mellow. Azienda Agricola Fortis Giulio
Nocciolini di Chivasso (PAT) - tiny hazelnut biscuits. Dolciaria Fontana di Genisio Anna Maria
Barbera Colli Tortonesi (DOC) - red wine. Cascina San Leto
LOMBARDY
Miccone (PAT) - loaf of bread crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Isola Bottega Italiana
Pane giallo (PAT) - a kind of cornmeal bread. Azienda Agricola Davide Baioni
Salame Cremona (PGI) - pork salami spiced with salt and pressed garlic. Cascina Brugnole
Salame d’oca di Mortara (PGI) - goose salami. Agriturismo Manzini
Grana padano (PDO) - hard cow's milk cheese. Cooperativa Agricola Latterie Virgilio
Baci del signore (PAT) - delicious pastries filled with orange marmalade and coated on one side with chocolate. Le Campanelle
Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese (DOC) - red wine. Fratelli Guerci
EMILIA ROMAGNA
Pane artigianale cotto a legna - wood-fired brick oven homemade bread. Azienda Agricola I due platani Culatello di Zibello (PDO) - prized cured boneless ham made from the muscle of the pig's rump. Società Agricola AN.FO.RA.
Pancetta piacentina (PDO) - cured meat produced from the fatty parts of the pig. Azienda Agricola Morini
Caciotta di Sassalto bio - organic soft goat's milk cheese. Azienda Agricola Le Capre della Selva Romanesca S.S.
Parmigiano reggiano (PDO) - hard cow's milk cheese. Fattoria Fiori
Spongata (PAT) - flat, round cake made with a thin, crunchy pastry dough. The filling is sweet and spicy. Apicoltura Agnesini Mauro
Romagna Albana passito 2011 (DOCG3) - passito white wine. Società Agricola Poderi delle Rocche s.s.
UPPER TUSCANY - LIGURIA
Mortadella della Lunigiana (PAT) - a cured U-shaped sausage that owes its name to its big size. Azienda Agricola Luca Tognoli
Pancetta apuana arrotolata (PAT) - cylinder-shaped bacon made of pork belly meat. Azienda Agricola Luca Tognoli
Pancetta apuana tesa (PAT) - cured pork belly meat. Azienda Agricola Luca Tognoli
Prosciutto bazzone della Garfagnana e della Valle del Serchio (PAT) - ham with an intense and nutty flavour. Azienda Agricola Luca Tognoli
Formaggio caprino delle Apuane (PAT) - soft or semi-hard goat's milk cheese. Agriturismo Pane e Olio
Buccellato (PAT) - traditional cake made with raisins and aniseed seeds. Azienda Zattera Speria Agriturismo 5 Terre
Vino Colli di Luni Vermentino (DOC) - white wine. Azienda Spagnoli Andrea Agriturismo Il Fienile
3 D.O.C.G. stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin); it is a quality label that applies only to Italian wines. LOWER TUSCANY
Pane toscano - saltless Tuscan bread. Azienda Agricola Paolo Colzi
Buristo (PAT) - Tuscan black pudding from Siena. Consorzio Agrario di Siena
Finocchiona toscana (PAT) - pork salami seasoned with salt, pepper and fennel seeds. Consorzio Agrario di Siena
Salsiccia di cinta senese (PDO) - pork sausage made from cinta senese pigs. Consorzio Agrario di Siena
Pecorino toscano (PDO) - soft or semi-hard ewe's milk cheese. Società Agricola Bacciotti di Sandra e Roberto Mongili S.S.
Ricciarelli di Siena (PGI) - delicious pastries made with almonds, egg whites, sugar and orange zest. Consorzio Agrario di Siena
Panforte di Siena (PGI) - traditional spicy cake made with fruits and nuts. Consorzio Agrario di Siena
Rosso toscano (IGT4) - red wine. La Torre Antica
LATIUM
Susianella viterbese (under the protection of Slow Food) - cured sausage produced in the area of Viterbo; it is made with pig's heart and liver, pork belly, cheek lard and other trimmings. Azienda Agricola F.lli Stefanoni
Caprino nobile - soft goat's milk cheese. Azienda Agricola Monte Jugo di Ciambella Ferdinando
Ciliegine disidratate - dehydrated cherries. Il Cerqueto srl
Nocciola dei monti Cimini (PAT) - hazelnuts from monti Cimini.
4 I.G.T. stands for Indicazione Geografica Tipica (Typical Geographical Indication); it is an official label created by the Italian government in order to recognize the high quality of some special Italian wines. IGT wines are labelled with the name of the geographical area where they are produced, but they do not meet the stricter criteria of DOC and DOCG labels. Coopernocciole
Biscotto di Sant’Antonio (PAT) - a sweet, braided bread made with wheat flour, sugar, eggs, milk, aniseed, olive oil and liquor. Panificio Zamperini G. e Caprasecca M. snc
Tozzetti di Viterbo (PAT) - crunchy biscuits made with toasted hazelnuts. Panificio Fiorentini snc
Est! Est!!! Est!!! di Montefiascone (DOC) - white wine. Cantina di Montefiascone Società Cooperativa Agricola
Pane Francigeno Campagnanese - a Via Francigena inspired bread. Panificio Nonna Meca dal 1948
Paesanella - tasty cured pork sausage. Cecchini Virgilio srl
Pecorino romano (PDO) - hard ewe's milk cheese with a tasty and slightly spicy flavour. Brunelli spa
Barrette di frutta secca - fruit and nut bars. Ciavolino Daniele & Figli Roma srl
Biscotti al miele del Parco di Veio - honey biscuits. Colline di Veio
Pangiallo (PAT) - typical sweet made with nuts and dried fruit. Colapicchioni srl
Roma (DOC) - this label refers to several white, red, rosé and spumante (sparkling) wines produced in this geographical area. Casale Mattia