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"Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are" is an old say which has always corresponded to the people experiencing the many different realities of our country. Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park and GAL L'Altra Romagna, in association with Slow Food and Legambiente, want to promote the strong heritage of knowledge and professions linked to local and traditional products, which are the result of the millennial coexistence of man and nature. A research starting from Atlante dei prodotti tipici locali dei Parchi Italiani edited by the Italian Ministry of the Environment - Slow Food - and Federparchi.


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Pecorino Toscano Cheese
Pecorino Toscano Cheese
History The sheep of the Apennines has always been one of the most interesting local features. The milk, one of its main products, was - and still is - transformed into one of the most ancient and valuable Tuscan cheese, pecorino. The milk gets coagulated on the fire by using the rennet of a new-weaned calf, and flavored with herbs growing in the clearings of the surrounding mountains. After a... >>
CheesePAT 
Raviggiolo
Raviggiolo
History In 1515, the Magistracy of Bibbiena lands' Community gave as a gift to Pope Leone X some raviggioli, presented in a basket covered with ferns: this is the first historical evidence of this cheese, fruit of its production with rennet without breaking. Artusi, in his "Manuale pratico per le famiglie..." includes cacio raviggiolo among the ingredients used to make cappelletti of Roma... >>
CheeseSlow Food Presidium 
Raviggiolo
Raviggiolo
This rare and ancient dairy product is produced in some valleys of the Apennines in Romagna. It is made with cow's raw milk and rennet, without breaking the curd but only draining the cheese and salting it on the surface. It has a slightly buttery consistency, a white and soft texture with a very delicate taste, almost sweet. It has a round shape of about 20, 25 cm of diameter and a side going... >>
FruitPGI - Protected Geographical Indication 
Mugello Chestnut (or Marrone)
Mugello Chestnut (or Marrone)
History The first news about Mugello chestnut (or marrone) date back to the Roman Age. However, it became particularly important in the economy of the early Middle Ages, to the extent that it was quoted in the registers of the Florence Toll already in the 14th century. The Florence Land Register talks about Mugello as a land with "...great abundance of big and fine chestnuts...". At the end of t... >>
FruitPAT  Regina di Londa Peach
History Regina di Londa peach has unknown origins. The first information about it date back to the 1950s, when it was accidentally discovered by Alfredo Leoni from Londa: after analyzing its features, he understood the commercial importance it could gain as a late cultivar. An abundant blooming completed by an excellent fructification and a good resistance to the oidium (a pathogenic fungus ... >>
Honey   Fir Tree Honeydew
Current Production Area in the Park Bagno di Romagna, Bibbiena, Chiusi della Verna, Poppi, Pratovecchio, S. Sofia, Stia. Description It has a dark brown color, almost black with green reflections; if it is pure, it undergoes a very slow crystallization process. Its taste is sweet, aromatic, and the balsamic features deriving from its richness in resins can be immediately appreciated. Product ... >>
Honey  
Honey
Honey
History Without a doubt, describing the history of honey is not that easy. As a matter of fact, honey was born with bees, and the merit of man only consists of the discovery of its particular features. Over the centuries, the techniques to make the most of its exploitation have been improved. In the 4th century BC, Aristotle already described bee-keeping techniques: how to keep these tireless "... >>
Autochthonous Breed and Meat  
Chianina Cow Breed
Chianina Cow Breed
History Chianina cow breed is without a doubt one of the most important and ancient breed in Italy. It has been named after its area of origin, Val di Chiana, situated between Tuscany and Umbria. The Romans and the Etruscans used big and white cows in their triumphal processions or for the sacrifices to their gods. Sculptures of bulls dating back to that period have somatic features very simi... >>
Autochthonous Breed and Meat  
Romagnola Breed
Romagnola Breed
History "It was not created in a while, nor it came out perfect as Minerva did from the head of Jupiter, but it is the result of the patient, clever, and passionate work of a group of breeders who, for half a century, have taken care of it...": in 1930, Dino Sbrozzi describes with these words Romagnola cow breed. In 1975, Alberto Silvestri told its wonderful history. Coming from China (from th... >>
Autochthonous Breed and MeatSlow Food Presidium 
Romagnola Cow Breed
Romagnola Cow Breed
Romagnola cow is considered one of the most resistant cows to the climate among white cows: its adaptability to difficult lands makes it an ideal grazing animal that do not stand stall housing. Its milk is used for the calves weaning only, since this cow is used for its meat: it is butchered between the 11 and 18 months, when it weights 6-700 kilos. Given its features, it is bred in the pastures... >>
 
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