Typical Products of the Piedmont Region

Piedmont is the hotbed of Italian excellence. A land that has not lost the value of genuineness and truth. Piedmontese people are proud people with a great sense of belonging and a strong bond with history and tradition. Nobility and austerity are the main characteristics found among the people of this important Italian region. Sobriety and elegance are distinctive elements, not only of a lifestyle that Piedmontese people share, but also of the architectural elements, the large rural courtyards, the palaces and the castles that adorn the territory. It is often said among gourmets that in Piedmont, every time you come into contact with a food product, you are faced with a piece of history never passed. Here, modernity has not changed eating habits and customs. If he did it, it certainly didn't upset them.

The cuisine has remained what it used to be and the quality of the productions still respects ancient protocols and methods that stretch back to the mists of time. This is why Piedmontese food products are a guarantee and a strong identity certificate. Not only the wines, which here are the elite of Italian and world production, but let's think of meats and cheeses where peaks of pleasure are reached that are difficult to find in other parts of Italy. Fruits and vegetables that grow in environments that are still fortunately uncontaminated, where the environment has stood still over time and urbanization has never left a scratch. Still little known valleys where simple farmers harvest apples with an ancient flavor, peaches and apricots that smell of... peaches and apricots.

Piedmont is home to the most important movements of opinion and the protection of typical products, such as Slow Food by Carlo Petrini. This led to the main actions to protect Italian cheeses and the birth of the largest organization of Italian Cheese Tasters, the ONAF, which is based in the Castle of Grinzane Cavour. Alba and the Langhe have become mythical areas not only for wine but also for truffles and three-lobed hazelnuts. Between Vercelli and Novara there is the largest Italian rice district. Carnaroli, Baldo, Arborio are the typical species of this area. How to forget Turin's pastry and chocolate. Raw materials of the highest quality that today can be found in the most important kitchens of all Italian starred chefs.

TYPICAL PIEDMONTESE PRODUCTS

Piedmont is one of the regions in Italy with the highest number of PDO, PGI and STG. It is difficult to list them all here but among the most important we cannot forget the wine districts of Alba, Barolo, Barbaresco, Gavi, Monferrato, Langhe, Asti, Ghemme, Gattinara, Roero; the Grana Valley with its extraordinary Castelmagno DOP, Robiola di Roccaverano DOP, Gorgonzola DOP, Murazzano DOP, Raschera DOP, Toma Piemontese DOP and Ossolano DOP; among the cold cuts, Bresaola della Val d'Ossola DOP, Lard with Rosemary Cavour DOP and Crudo di Cuneo DOP.

Among other typical Piedmontese productions, meat certainly has its primary value with the Piedmontese breed and the Ox di Carrù. You lick your moustache just thinking about hazelnuts and various hazelnut creams... yes but with PGI Piemonte Hazelnuts, especially the Tonda Gentile quality of the Langhe. The Piedmontese tradition of elegant and Art Nouveau pastry shops with the famous MarronsGlaces obtained by cooking the famous Cuneo Chestnuts and the Marroni della Val di Susa IGP, in water and sugar with subsequent formation of the glaze in water and icing sugar. Other products such as Pepperoni di Carmagnola and Cardo Gobbo di Nizza Monferrato are works of art from the Piedmontese land. Let's not talk about all the De.Co. products and the Slow Food Presidia, which represent the most traditional and rare things you can find from Monviso to Monferrato. For those who love cooking and are inspired by Made in Italy, typical Piedmontese products are a source