Trento

Trentingrana is an Italian Grana cheese hailing from Trento. The cheese is made from raw cow's milk and it ages for 22 months. The rind is thick and dark yellow in color, imprinted with the word Trentino on each wheel. The texture is hard, grainy, and compact, while the flavors ... Read more

Vezzena is a traditional cheese hailing from Trento, where it's been produced in the alpine farms of Lavarone, Vezzena, and Folgaria since the early 1900s. The cheese is made from June to September from partially skimmed raw cow's milk and it's usually left to mature from 12 to 24 months... Read more

Risotto al Teroldego is a traditional dish originating from Trento. The risotto is usually made with a combination of rice (carnaroli or vialone nano), the full-bodied Teroldego wine with fruity notes, onions, vegetable stock, extra-virgin olive oil, butter, salt, and black pepp... Read more

Caprino is a goat’s milk cheese made throughout Italy - the name derives from the Italian word capra, meaning goat. In the region of Trentino Alto Adige, it is produced mainly in the province of Trento, around Val di Fiemme, Predazzo, and Valli Giudicarie. Made from pasteu... Read more

Strangolapreti are traditional bread gnocchi from the Trento area, made with stale bread, spinach (or other green vegetables), milk, eggs, and flour. Their origins date to the 16th century and the ecumenical Council of Trent - they were traditionally prepared on Fridays because religious... Read more

Bro’ brusà is a traditional soup originating from the Trento area. In local dialect, the name of the soup means burnt broth. It is made with a combination of water, white flour, and butter. In order to prepare it, flour and butter should be vigorously mixed, while water is a... Read more

Cappelletti is an Italian wine-based aperitif that is colored with natural carmine and infused with various Alpine herbs. The drink originated in 1920, and it is still produced following the original secret recipe based on white wine and a selection of herbs and spices. Cappelletti is a ... Read more

The story of the invention of this everyday household name changes depending on how you define it. If you think a pizza is an oven-baked flatbread, its origins lie in the ancient Middle East. If pizza must have toppings, its origins date back to the ancient Romans and Greeks, who baked flatbreads... Read more

Pizza al tonno is a simple Italian pizza that uses tuna as a topping. It consists of a basic pizza dough that is topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and olive oil-packed tuna. This classic pizza can be found in most Italian pizzerias since canned tuna is a convenient ingredient that can be used... Read more

Canederli are Italian bread dumplings that can only be found in the north-east of the country (Trentino-Alto-Adige, Friuli, and parts of Veneto) and are a slightly different variety of Tyrolean knödel. The dumplings are a part of cucina povera due to the fact that they're m... Read more