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Local Specialities & Slow Food

The Monregalese encompasses a territory that is particularly rich in biodiversity, where alpine valleys alternate with rolling hills and plains. The land is well suited for the production of chestnuts, hazelnuts, fruit trees and grapevines, especially the Dolcetto grape. The local Raschera cheese is made from rich milk produced by Razza Piemontese cattle that graze on wildflowers and herbs in the upland pastures. The Monregalese’s vast areas of woodlands are the source of many prized culinary products including: porcini mushrooms, truffles, wild boar and venison. Traditional Monregalese cuisine is based upon all of these ingredients.

Slow Food was founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986 and is headquartered in the town of Bra. Originally started to counter fast-food culture, the Slow Food movement has grown world-wide with its goal of promoting good, clean food for everyone on the planet. The Slow Food philosophy of eating locally grown, traditional foods is alive and well in the Monregalese.

LOCAL INGREDIENTS
LOCAL SPECIALITIES
SLOW FOOD

The Monregalese is home to a myriad of heirloom agricultural products, including...

Raschera D.O.P. (cheese)
Robiola di Mondovì (cheese)
Testun (cheese)
Tuma di Pecora delle Langhe (cheese)

Pecora Frabosana (heirloom sheep)
Razza Piemontese (heirloom cattle)
Cappone di Morozzo (heirloom capon)
Trota Fario del Torrente Corsaglia (brown trout)
Rane (frog legs)
Lumache (snails)
Salame Bale d'Asu (cured sausage)

Castagna Cuneo IGP (chestnuts)
Nocciola Piemonte IGP (hazelnuts)
Tartufo (truffles)
Porcini (porcini mushrooms)
Mais Ottofile (heirloom maize)
Fagiolo di Cuneo (beans)
Grano Seraceno (buckwheat)

Genepì del Piemonte IG (liquore)
Accardina (wine made from local heirloom vines)
Dolcetto delle Langhe Monregalese DOC (wine made from local vines)

Bollito Misto
Fritto Misto Piemontese
Copete
Paste di Meliga
Subrich
Polenta di grano saraceno
Funghi Fritti
Cognà
Plin a Raschera

The local chapter of Slow Food in the Monregalese actively promotes products from Slow Food’s Ark of Taste, which is a catalog of heritage foods in danger of extinction. Some local gastronomic legacies on the Ark of Taste list include, Cappone di Morozzo (Capon of Morozzo), Paste di Meliga (Corn meal cookies) and Razza Piemontese (Piemontese breed cattle). The chapter also organizes educational events and courses such as the Master of Food® and Laboratori del Gusto®.

Slow food in the Monregalese collaborates on many local gastronomic events including Mondovì’s annual big food and truffle festival, Peccati di Gola. With the cooperation of local chefs and restaurants, Slow Food also sponsor theme dinners based on Monregalese specialties.

Paste di Meliga are the traditional biscuits of the Monregalese. Made from stone-ground corn meal and raw Alpine butter, the cookies are included on the Slow Food Presidio list of artisanal products in danger of extinction.

In Montaldo di Mondovì our indigenous variety of grape, the Accardina, has been saved from extinction by the efforts of local enthusiasts and Progetto Accardina. Similar to Dolcetto but better suited to our higher altitudes, this traditional wine is making well deserved comeback.

Via Roapiana 31, 12080 Montaldo di Mondovì (CN) Italia