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Marche
Stuffed olives, brodetto, cured meats and Adriatic-to-Apennine range.
The region’s table
Stuffed olives between Apennine and Adriatic.
In short
Le Marche rolls from the Apennines to the Adriatic in a series of hills and valleys. Its cooking joins a meat-and-truffle interior to a seafood coast, with a few unmistakable specialities.
The landscape
Parallel river valleys run from mountains to sea, giving both inland farming and a strong fishing tradition along the coast.
The pantry
Olives for stuffing (the Ascoli tradition), pork and the spreadable salami ciauscolo, soft Casciotta d’Urbino cheese, salt cod, and truffles inland.
At the table
Fried stuffed olives all’ascolana, the layered baked pasta vincisgrassi, brodetto fish stew on the coast, and cured meats and cheeses inland.
The calendar
Festivals showcase the fried-olive tradition; the Adriatic fishing seasons and autumn truffles set much of the calendar.
A cultural orientation, not a dish-level claim. Specific origins, history and recipes live on each food’s page under its own evidence grades.
Marche
Anicetti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Bacche di biancospino in sciroppo
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Barbaglia - goletta
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Biscotti di mosto
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Marche.
Marche
Biscottini sciroppati - biscutin'
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Marche.
Marche
Bostrengo
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Budellino di agnello o capretto crudo
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cacio in forma di limone
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Caciotta
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Caciotta vaccina al caglio vegetale
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche · Treia
Calcione di Treia
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty associated with Treia, Marche.
Marche
Calcioni di fave fritti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cappone rustico - cappone nostrale
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Caprino
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Caprino al lattice di fico
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Carciofo monteluponese o scarciofeno
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche · Jesi
Carciofo violetto precoce di Jesi
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Jesi, Marche.
Marche
Carne del cavallo del Catria
Traditional meat specialty linked by name to Catria in Marche, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Marche
Carne della razza bovina marchigiana
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Carne di pecora sopravvissana
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cascio pecorino lievito - pecorino fresco "a latte crudo"
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Casecc
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Castagnole
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cavallucci
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche · Jesi
Cavolfiore “precoce di Jesi”
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Jesi, Marche.
Marche · Fano
Cavolfiore “tardivo di Fano”
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Fano, Marche.
Marche
Chichiripieno o chichì
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ciambella frastagliata – ciammella strozzosa
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ciambelle all'anice o anicini
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ciambellone
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ciarimbolo – ciaringolo - buzzicco – ciambudeo
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ciauscolo – ciabuscolo – ciavuscolo
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cicerchia di Serra de' Conti
Traditional produce or preserve linked by name to Serra in Marche, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Marche
Cicerchiata
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cicoli – ciccioli – sgrisciuli
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cipolla di Suasa
Traditional produce or preserve linked by name to Suasa in Marche, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Marche
Composta di castagne
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Conserva di pomodori
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Coppa Marchigiana - Coppa di testa
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cotognata
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Crescia – crescia brusca – spianata – cacciannanzi
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Crescia fogliata - crescia fojata - lu rocciu
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Crescia sotto la cenere – torta coi ovi
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Cresciolina
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Crostata al torrone
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Marche.
Marche
Crostoli del Montefeltro
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty linked by name to the territory of Montefeltro in Marche.
Marche
Farina di granturco quarantino nostrano del Maceratese
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche; the name carries a stylistic, saintly or ritual cue rather than a fully verified comune match.
Marche
Farro “triticum dicoccum”
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Fave dei morti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Fegatelli
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Filetti di trota affumicati
Traditional fish / seafood specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Formaggio di fossa
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Fristingo – fristingu – frestinghe
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Frittelle di polenta
Traditional polenta recorded in Marche.
Marche
Frustenga
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche · Offida
Funghetto di Offida
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty associated with Offida, Marche.
Marche
Galantina
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Gallo ruspante
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Germogli di pungitopo sott'olio
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche
Germogli di tamaro sott'olio
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche
Germogli di vitalba sott'olio
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche · Macerata
Gobbo di Trodica - cardo di Macerata
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Macerata, Marche.
Marche · Montelabbate
Granita con pesche di Montelabbate - grattamarianna
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Montelabbate, Marche.
Marche
Lamponi sciroppati
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Lardo del Montefeltro
Traditional meat specialty linked by name to the territory of Montefeltro in Marche.
Marche
Liquore al cumino
Traditional beverage / liqueur recorded in Marche; the name carries a stylistic, saintly or ritual cue rather than a fully verified comune match.
Marche
Liquore all'anice - Mistrà
Traditional beverage / liqueur recorded in Marche.
Marche
Lonza – capocollo – scalmarita
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Lonza di fico – lonzino di fico – lonzetta di fico – salame di fico
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Lonzino – capolombo
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Lu serpe
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche · Campofilone
Maccheroncini di Campofilone – capellini di Campofilone
Traditional pasta / dumpling associated with Campofilone, Marche.
Marche
Maiorchino – marocchino
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Marmellata di bacche di rosa canina
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Marmellata di cotogne e radici di cicoria
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Marmellata di fichi della signora
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Marmellata di more
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Marmellata di mosto e mele mostarda
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche
Marmellata di pomodori verdi
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Marrone del Montefeltro
Traditional produce or preserve linked by name to the territory of Montefeltro in Marche.
Marche · Acquasanta Terme
Marrone di Acquasanta Terme
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Acquasanta Terme, Marche.
Marche · Roccafluvione
Marrone di Roccafluvione
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Roccafluvione, Marche.
Marche
Mazzafegato – salsiccia matta
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Mela rosa - pianella - rosetta - durella - appietta
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Mela rozza
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Miaccio – miaggio – migliaccio
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Miele delle marche
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Misto di fine stagione
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Olio extravergine di oliva monovarietale coroncina
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche
Olio extravergine di oliva monovarietale mignola
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche · Falerone
Olio extravergine di oliva monovarietale piantone di Falerone
Traditional sauce / condiment associated with Falerone, Marche.
Marche · Mogliano
Olio extravergine di oliva monovarietale piantone di Mogliano
Traditional sauce / condiment associated with Mogliano, Marche.
Marche
Olio extravergine di oliva monovarietale raggia
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche
Olio extravergine di oliva monovarietale raggiola
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche · Fermo
Olio extravergine di oliva monovarietale sargano di Fermo
Traditional sauce / condiment associated with Fermo, Marche.
Marche
Olive nere marinate - olive nere strinate
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Orzo mondo tostato macinato
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pan nociato
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pancetta arrotolata
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pane a lievitazione naturale
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pane di Chiaserna
Traditional bread / flatbread linked by name to Chiaserna in Marche, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Marche
Pane di Pasqua di Borgopace
Traditional bread / flatbread linked by name to Pasqua di Borgopace in Marche, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Marche
Pasta di tartufo bianco
Traditional pasta / dumpling recorded in Marche.
Marche
pecorino
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pecorino in botte
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pera angelica
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche · Montelabbate
Pesca di Montelabbate
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Montelabbate, Marche.
Marche
Pizza con le noci
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pizza di Pasqua o crescia di Pasqua
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Pizza o crescia di Pasqua al formaggio
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Porchetta
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Prosciutto aromatizzato del Montefeltro
Traditional sausage / salume linked by name to the territory of Montefeltro in Marche.
Marche
Prosciutto delle Marche
Traditional sausage / salume associated at regional level with Marche.
Marche
Prunus di valle rea - lacrima di spino nero
Traditional beverage or liqueur recorded in Marche.
Marche
Quadrelli pelusi
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Raviggiolo
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ricotta
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ricotta salata
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Marche.
Marche
Rocciata - erbata
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Roveja - rubiglio - corbello
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche · Fabriano
Salame di Fabriano
Traditional sausage / salume associated with Fabriano, Marche.
Marche
Salame di frattula
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Salame di pecora
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Salame di soprassato o soppressato
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Salame lardellato
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Salamora di belvedere
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Salsa di olive
Traditional sauce / condiment recorded in Marche.
Marche
Salsiccia
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Salsiccia di fegato
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Marche.
Marche
Sapa
Traditional beverage or liqueur recorded in Marche.
Marche
Scroccafusi
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Sfrappe - fiocchetti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Slattato
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Spalletta
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Sughetti - sughitti - sciugheti - sapetti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Tacchino bronzato rustico o nostrano (galinacc – dindl - dindo)
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Taccole
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Tacconi - tacon
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Tartufo bianco (tuber magnatum pico)
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Tartufo nero estivo (tuber aestivum vitt.) o scorzone
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Tartufo nero pregiato (tuber melanosporum vitt.)
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Torrone di fichi – panetto di fichi
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Marche.
Marche
Torta di granoturco in graticola
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Marche.
Marche
Ungaracci - ungarucci
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Marche.
Marche
Vino cotto - vi' cotto - vi' cuottë
Traditional beverage / liqueur recorded in Marche.
Marche
Visciolata
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche · Cantiano
Visciole e amarene di Cantiano
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Cantiano, Marche.
Marche
Visciole essiccate
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Visciole sciolte al sole - visciuli a lu sole
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Marche.
Marche
Visner - Vino di visciole
Traditional beverage / liqueur recorded in Marche.