Where To Eat: Taste And Buy Typical Products

Where To Eat: Taste And Buy Typical Products
Taste And Buy Typical Products
The Four Roads Of The Wine, Oil, Bread And Salami
The best way to fully enjoy the Umbria region may be to follow the four wine trails that wind through the provinces of Perugia and Terni. The region and climate facilitate the cultivation of the vine. The clay-rich fields of water possible to obtain high quality wines since ancient times. The great variety of flavors and types of wines produced in Umbria leads to strong diversification of the production that seems to go hand in hand with the recipes of the area. L 'Umbria thanks to the' excellent quality of flour and water planning, is the third largest domestic producer of wheat used for bread production. A feature of this product is the 'absence of salt in' mix, which has its roots in the period of the protest against the salt tax. Baked in a wood, as once up to well over half of the twentieth century, in the traditional Umbrian bread was largely homemade. The rural culture is still carried out in processing double-leavening that originates from the technique used by housewives with keeping the dough from one production to the next. In general all the Umbrian bread is slightly salty to 'soften' the flavor of the meats that you always accompanies. Among the green hills of Umbria, stands the legendary olive tree, a plant that in many respects this is good in our region. Plant secular and slow growth, 'olive tree, depicting the ability of this land to preserve its ancient traditions and thoughtfully olive-oil extracted from its fruits, is the best regional cuisine, made of simple and genuine food. Even for this oil has acquired Umbria protected designation of origin 'Umbria' production in the following areas: Assisi, Spoleto, Colli Martani Amerini Hills, Colli del Trasimeno Orvieto and Colli. Even the 'ancient and important tradition of cheese is obtained thanks to the rich pastures of mountainous areas and aromatic that since Roman times have represented the' staple food of cattle and sheep. Until 1960, the cheeses were reserved exclusively for family use and as a source of daily food products combined with the Dell 'Orto, only later were born social and dairy cooperatives. The production is very limited and seasonal data are not available with traditional methods of distribution, but available from craftsmen and suppliers, ensure, through a careful selection, authenticity and safety of the product. If you are in Umbria said the cult and the production of quality chocolate, the credit goes solely to the Perugina chocolate that important industry with the famous 'kiss', delicacy and tender gift of love to the lady of the knight, has become known throughout the world. This company in one hundred years of history has managed to transform Perugia in a real 'country of chocolate', giving the 'impulse to numerous workshops born in the wake of this successful business in tuttoil Umbria. The capital each year, hosts Eurochocolate, a manifestation of international attention that is held in October, attracting many more fans and gourmands who come here from all over Italy and abroad.