Welcome back dear readers,
in the former article we talked about Tuscan food and we told you what are the meals that you can’t miss, so we decided to reveal you some secrets about Umbrian kitchen.
Not only is this region amazingly beautiful, but it has also a unique characteristic: the lake Trasimeno.
This peculiarity gives to this region the possibility to have fish and land dishes.
Would you like to know something more about this topic? Let’s discover what’s good!
• THE TORTA AL TESTO: it is a kind of flat bread filled with whatever you want, following your tastes.
It can be filled with vegetables, cold cuts, cheese etc. and it is perfect for a brief lunch or a picnic.
• THE TARTUFO (TRUFFLE): this is undoubtedly one of the most famous mushrooms of the world, because of its goodness and value.
The truffle is a typical Umbrian product, in fact here you can find many different kind of truffle such as: the Scorzone truffle, the high-quality white truffle, the high-quality black truffle and the bianchetto truffle.
• THE TEGAMACCIO: is a typical dish of Castiglione del Lago, a small town located close to the lake Trasimeno.
This meal consists on a lake-fish soup cooked on a pan made of terracotta, which is typical of the Umbrian tradition.
• THE BRUSTICO: also this meal was born in the area of Trasimeno lake, it consists on grilled lake-fish.
Traditionally the fire for the barbecue needs to be lighted using rods from the lake Trasimeno.
• THE BACI PERUGINA: close to the beautiful city of Perugia, we can find one of the most important industries in Italy: the Perugina.
This firm produce chocolate and chocolates since many years, and that’s why we can say that the chocolates called baci Perugina (Perugina kisses) are a typical Umbrian speciality.
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