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Designer Outlets
For those who enjoy shopping, there are many factory
outlets for the big names in Italian design, for example:
Armani (a Matelica),
Nazareno Gabrielli (a Tolentino),
Tod’s (a S.Elpidio a Mare)
For a complete list: www.spaccimarche.com
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Tipical products
The food of the area of the Sibillini National
Park combines the flavours of the farming area with the
art of curing pork. The most important cheese of the area
is pecorino, but ricotte (fresh and seasoned) can also be
found, and, less commonly, goats cheese and other cheeses
of mixed origins.
The area is famous for its extraordinary salamis, sausages
and hams. Amongst other products of the area it offers a
variety of apples, truffles, mushrooms, chestnuts, chick
peas and broad beans. There are excellent honeys as well
as wood-baked bread and pastries. There are two excellent
locally produced liqueurs, Mistra and Vin Cotto.
To get more info www.prodottitipicimarche.com
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Gastronomia locale
The more famous dishes:
Olive ascolane (green olives pitted, stuffed with
mixed meat and salami, coated in breadcrumbs and fried)
Ciausculu (salami made with finely minced pork,
seasoned with garlic and pepper)
Zuppa di cicerchia (ancient recipe for soup with
broad beans and chickpeas)
Vincisgrassi (a local dish similar to lasagne,
made with a local meat sauce using chicken and pork)
Porchetta alla marchigiana (roast suckling pork
stuffed with wild fennel, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper,
roasted in dry white wine)
Pollo alla maceratese (chicken casserole cooked
with the giblets and egg)
Serpe (sweet pastry stuffed with almonds, chocolate
and rum)
Caciuni (sweet pastry in layers with pecorino)
Ciambelle al mosto (doughnut shaped cake baked
with grape liqueur)
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Wines
Amongst the many wines (doc and docg) available
the more famous are the Verdicchio of Matelica, Faleria
of Colli Ascolani, the Rosso Piceno and the fizzy red Vernaccia
of Serrapetrona. |
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