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Umbria
Black truffles, lentils, pork butchery and unsalted hearth breads.
The region’s table
The green heart: truffle, pork and lentils.
In short
Umbria is Italy’s landlocked “green heart”, a region of hills, forests and small towns whose earthy cooking revolves around black truffle, expert pork butchery and pulses.
The landscape
Wooded hills and upland plains, with no coast. Forests and highland fields give truffles, game and the famous lentils of Castelluccio.
The pantry
Black truffle of Norcia, pork from the renowned norcineria butchery tradition, Castelluccio lentils, olive oil, unsalted bread, and Sagrantino wine.
At the table
Truffle dressed simply over pasta and eggs, cured and fresh pork, lentil and legume dishes, wild boar, and flatbreads.
The calendar
Autumn and winter are truffle and pork season; the lentil harvest and saints’ festivals shape the rest of the year.
A cultural orientation, not a dish-level claim. Specific origins, history and recipes live on each food’s page under its own evidence grades.
Umbria
Anguilla del Trasimeno
Traditional fish / seafood specialty linked by name to the territory of Trasimeno in Umbria.
Umbria
Attorta
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Bringoli
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Broccoletti del lago
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Brustengolo
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Caciotta (caciotta e Caciotta al tartufo)
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Umbria; the name carries a stylistic, saintly or ritual cue rather than a fully verified comune match.
Umbria
Capocollo
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Carpa del Trasimeno
Traditional traditional specialty linked by name to the territory of Trasimeno in Umbria.
Umbria
Castagnole
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Ciaramicola
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Cicerchia
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Umbria.
Umbria · Cannara
Cipolla di Cannara
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Cannara, Umbria.
Umbria
Ciriole
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Coglioni di mulo
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Coppa di testa
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Corallina o salame umbro
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Cresciole di ciccioli
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Crescionda
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Fagiolina del lago Trasimeno
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Fagiolo di cave - varietà di verdino di Cave e giallo di Cave
Traditional produce or preserve linked by name to Cave in Umbria, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Umbria · Monteleone di Spoleto
Farro (farro e "Farro di Monteleone di Spoleto")
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Monteleone di Spoleto, Umbria.
Umbria
Fave dei morti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Formaggio (farcito e misto)
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Guanciale o barbozzo
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Latterino del Trasimeno
Traditional traditional specialty linked by name to the territory of Trasimeno in Umbria.
Umbria
Lenticchie
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Lombetto
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Luccio del Trasimeno
Traditional traditional specialty linked by name to the territory of Trasimeno in Umbria.
Umbria
Marrone
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Mazzafegati
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Mostaccioli
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Nociata
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pammelati
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pampepato
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pan mostato
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pan nociato
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pane di Strettura
Traditional bread / flatbread linked by name to Strettura in Umbria, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Umbria
Passatelli
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pasta di olive
Traditional pasta / dumpling recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Patata rossa di Colfiorito
Traditional produce or preserve linked by name to Colfiorito in Umbria, but the exact current comune still needs verification.
Umbria
Paté di interiora di pollo
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria · Norcia
Pecorino (di Norcia, di Norcia del pastore, stagionato in fossa/grotta, stagionato in botte, umbro)
Traditional cheese / dairy associated with Norcia, Umbria.
Umbria
Persico reale del Trasimeno
Traditional traditional specialty linked by name to the territory of Trasimeno in Umbria.
Umbria
Pici
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pinoccate
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Pinolate
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Porchetta
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Prosciutto nostrano
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
ravaggiolo
Traditional traditional specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Ricotta salata
Traditional cheese / dairy recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Rocciata
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria · Norcia
Salami di Norcia
Traditional sausage / salume associated with Norcia, Umbria.
Umbria
Salsicce
Traditional sausage / salume recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Sanguinaccio
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Schiacciata al formaggio
Traditional bread / flatbread recorded in Umbria.
Umbria · Trevi
Sedano nero di Trevi
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Trevi, Umbria.
Umbria
Stinchetti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Strangozzi
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Strufoli
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Tartufo bianco pregiato
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Tartufo nero pregiato
Traditional produce or preserve recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Tinca del Trasimeno
Traditional traditional specialty linked by name to the territory of Trasimeno in Umbria.
Umbria
Torciglione
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Torcolo di San Costanzo
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria; the name carries a stylistic, saintly or ritual cue rather than a fully verified comune match.
Umbria
Torta al formaggio o di pasqua
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Torta al testo
Traditional sweet pastry recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Tozzetti
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Umbricelli
Traditional bakery, pasta or sweet specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria
Ventresca
Traditional meat specialty recorded in Umbria.
Umbria · Cascia
Zafferano di Cascia
Traditional produce or preserve associated with Cascia, Umbria.