Flavors
The food and wine tradition of Puglia is a compendium of genuine scents and ingredients. Ancient flavors ranging from Martina "capocollo" to Ceglie "biscotto", passing through extra virgin olive oil, sweets and the vast production of wines.
Ham
The authenticity that characterizes the Itria Valley is also reflected in its typical dishes. The capocollo of Martina Franca, typical of the Murgia dei trulli, known and appreciated since the eighteenth century throughout the Kingdom of Naples, is the most representative salami of an ancient butchery art. Handcrafted with quality raw materials, in fresh, ventilated areas rich in oak forests and fragrant Mediterranean scrub.
Cookies
The biscotto di Ceglie Messapica is a typical Easter Monday filling dessert. It is prepared with local almond flour, which are toasted, chopped and mixed with sugar, lemon, honey, eggs and citrus rosolio. The obtained strips of dough are first spread by the jam and then rolled as small cubes ready to be baked in the oven.
Meat
Le bombette sono piccoli involtini di carne preparati con fettine di capocollo e ripieni di formaggio, sale, pepe e spezie. Cotte in genere alla griglia o più spesso sui fornelli delle macellerie, diffondono il loro aroma specialmente in Valle d’Itria e in particolare a Martina Franca, Cisternino e Locorotondo.
Oil
The oil In Puglia, the “green gold”, as it is called, has been mixed with the territory since the dawn of time. Cities and provinces boast renowned Protected Designations of Origin, such as Dop Dauno, Dop Terra di Bari, Dop Collina di Brindisi, Terra d’Otranto and Terre Tarantine. The Valle d’Itria offers the best Apulian extra virgin olive oil, through many mills of ancient peasant culture.
Wine
The wine. Here there is one of the most important production in Italy in quantitative terms and, from some years, also in terms of quality, in the awareness of the enormous wine potential of the region. The Valle d'Itria holds the DOCs of Locorotondo and Martina Franca, thick white wines, like Malvasia and d'Alessano. A little souther, in addition to the main grape varieties Negroamaro and Primitivo, we find the black Malvasia of Brindisi.