Each region in the world has its own cuisine, different from all else. This is due to the peculiarities of everyday life, geographical location of the place and other reasons. A place called Valle d Aosta, located in the Alps, is the valley around which there are famous mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc, Gran Paradiso, Monte Rosa. Geographically, this valley belongs to Italy, its neighbors are also Switzerland and France, in the north and west respectively.
The conditions for the formation of local cuisine
The closest area to this area is Piedmont. This the region greatly influenced the formation of Valdostan cuisine, which has little to do with traditional Italian cuisine. because of location features – isolation, the kitchen has become unusual and colorful. Its main components are such products, like mushrooms, vegetables, fruits, cereals, fish, as well as products animal husbandry, that is, what was grown or mined only there. Currently, the inhabitants of this valley, lost in the mountains so they also use these products produced in the same place.
Milk products
Alpine meadows, with their nutritious forbs contribute to getting the highest grade milk possible imagine. Milk has properties different from those obtained on flat pastures, thanks to this, and dairy products, in particular cheese and butter, are obtained as they are not nowhere else.
The most famous cheese varieties in demand throughout world, are robiola, fontina, fromazo, reblec, seras and others. In addition to direct consumption, cheeses are also essential components of many traditional local dishes, such as like polenta, various soups, risotto, as well as fondois – an analogue fondue.
Meat products
Most of all in Valdostan cuisine is preferred pork. A lot of delicious and delicious dishes are prepared from it, such like raw-smoked ham jambon de Boss and lard lard d Arna. Pork takes first place in demand in the kitchen of this places. Other types of meat are also popular, the most common among which are beef and veal. Of them also preparing a mass of unique dishes – costoletta, carbonade.
An unusual dish can be called cooked in a special way. cow udder. Wild meat is also in high demand, residents the valleys are excellent at cooking it – both bird and animals. For example, the most famous dish can be called uret. This is his kind of ham made from chamois meat, or mountain goat with using special methods.
Fruits and Other Products
The special natural and geographical conditions in which it is located valley, contribute to obtaining good fruit yields, of which apples stand out most of all.
Apple orchards are everywhere, fruits are great there, quickly ripen with a large number of sunny days per year. The most famous varieties of Valdostan apples are considered red and Golden Delishes, Ranet, as well as Jonagold. Over the year, all the gardens of the valley yield an apple crop whose total amount is more than 3.5 tons In addition to apples, there are other fruits – pears, grapes. Most The best Valdostan pear variety is Martin Sec.
This region of Italy, among other things, is famous for its honey. the highest quality that bees get from the same mountain meadows. Due to the fact that unique varieties grow in Valle d’Aosta herbs and flowers, the honey there is distinguished by a special flavoring bouquet and healing properties. Its most common varieties are from chestnut, flower forbs and rhododendron.
Wine is another Valdostan pride. It is produced in this at least 23 varieties marked D.O.C., indicating high quality product. The most famous are considered varieties red wine Torret, Anfer d Arvier, as well as white Blanc de Morges and Shambav. You can meet them only in this area.
The list of the most frequent dishes
Most often when you visit this area you can find such meat dishes like Capriolo alla valdostana, representing stewed deer with seasoning, Polenta alla rascard – polenta with cheese and beef, soups Seupa a la valpellinentze, Seupa de gri and Minestra di castagne e riso, characterized by a set of ingredients, Risotto with the addition of various local varieties of cheese, special Caffe coffee valdostana with red wine and spices.
In addition, the list of local dishes includes many other interesting dishes that you can try while in this colorful place. All kinds of dishes are prepared with local products, grown and mined in this region, so they have a special taste, recipes can also differ from traditional recipes. zest.
