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Files and itineraries to discover the local gastronomy

The knowledge, enhancement, and promotion of the local cultures and traditions have always been one of the aims of protected areas. A visit to the river and its territory can also represent an occasion to discover the products of the earth and the skillful processing methods our gastronomy can suggest. Po Piemontese Parks Authority offers in these pages useful information to discover a world of flavors enriching your visit to the protected area, combining the safeguard of nature with the economic agricultural activities to promote the collaboration between the Park Authority and the professional agricultural organizations.

Topinambur
Topinambur
Restaurant along the river Po near Valentino Castle
Restaurant along the river Po near Valentino Castle
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Moncalieri Lattughino
Definition Moncalieri Lattughino includes two kinds of lettuce: Parella lettuce and Zuccherina lettuce. They both belong to the species Lactuca sativa L., family Asteraceae or Compositae, and are annual herbaceous plants consisting of a more or less developed...
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Orbassano Red Celery
Definition Celery (scientific name Apium graveolens) is a vegetable belonging to the family Umbelliferae, the same family of parsley and fennel. Coming from Europe, where it is cultivated since the 17th century, celery is widespread in the temperate regions...
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Orbassano Red Celery
The red celery tradition in Orbassano is ancient, it dates back to the 17th century, when the duchess of Savoy Anna Maria d'Orléans, married with the king Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, brought with her from France the Tours violet celery,...
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Slow Food Presidium
Pan di Zucchero Chicory of the Casalese Area
Both Gabiano plateau and the plain of the Casalese area in the territories of Frassineto Po, Borgo San Martino, and Villanova Monferrato are suitable for the cultivation of this salad with large and soft leaves forming a cylindrical head 30-35 cm high,...
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Saluggia Bean
Definition The bean is the seed of a leguminous plant, annual herbaceous plant imported from South America after the discovery of the New World. For the people of Central and South America, the vegetable proteins obtained from beans and other leguminous...
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San Raffaele Cimena Potatoes
Definition Potato belongs to Solanaceae family and to the species Solanum tuberosum L. The aerial part looks like a tuft with one or more stalks of different height, bigger at the node and green, sometimes with violaceous shades. The greenest parts of...
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Santena Asparagus
Definition Belonging to the family Liliaceae, the asparagus is a perennial vegetable crop whose edible parts are the turions, shoots with a particular delicate taste developing from the underground rhizomes and assuming various colors: green, white, or...
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Settimo Torinese Savoy Cabbage
Definition Savoy Cabbage is a herbaceous plant belonging to Cruciferae family. Savoy Cabbage, also called Savoy, has a rather short stalk and well-developed leaves with corns and ripples. The edible part consists of the leaves, tight around the central...
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Topinambur
Definition Topinambur (scientific name: Helianthus tuberosus, dialect name: tupinabò or ciapinabò, French name: topinambour, English name: Jerusalem artichoke) is a plant belonging to the Compositae family. In Italy there are only two species...
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Trifulot del bür
The trifulot del bür, known as "bec potato" or "butter potato" is a potato variety (Solanum tuberosum) belongs to the Solanaceae family. It has a yellow flesh and a tapered shape, with a length from 2 to 4 cm and a weight going from 20 to 75 grams....
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Valmacca Asparagus
The asparagus is cultivated both in the plain of Casalese area and in the area along the river Po between Moncestino and Gabiano. It is a perennial species whose edible parts are the sprouts developing from the "legs" (subterranean rhizome). The traditional...
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Violet Eggplant of the Casalese Area
The violet eggplant comes from Casalese area, in particular from Frassineto Po and Villanova Monferrato: it has a cylindrical or slightly oval shape and a purple violet color with whitish streaks, while the pulp is white, with seeds when it is ripe....
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