Taste

The Riofreddo Cioncone Bean is traditionally grown in hilly places and valley near springs with a microclimate of high humidity that, even at night and in winter cold, is persistent.

At Riofreddo the bean was introduced after World War II.

The Cioncone Bean has an ovoid shape, a hazelnut-beige colour and the seeds are sown in early May.

Ravenna Cherry variety has come from the territory of Nerola and Palombara Sabina for over 100 years.

Immediately it became a characteristic taste sensation of the territory north east of Rome.

You can observe the old trees in the countryside and the cherries are part of the traditional cuisine.

There are businesses in the conservation of cherry liqueur or preparation of jam, syrups, juices and spirits.

Nerola is a DOC area for ​​the Colli della Sabina (Sabina Hills) DOC wine, a red and white wine already known in Roman times.

Wine and oil of Sabina are mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who in particular tells of local grape called 'vinaciola', and it was exalted in odes by the poet Horace.

Colli della Sabina wine area is north east of Rome in the region called Sabina (province of Rieti and part of the province of Rome).

Red wine is produced using Sangiovese, Montepulciano grapes and white wine is produces using Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Yellow and a minimum percentage of other grapes grown in Lazio region.

Pangiallo was a classic Christmas Gift: the peasants' wives would give it to the local notables.

In Nazzano you can find Pangiallo during Christmas in every bakery.

It is dome-shaped, amber coloured, consisting of nuts, flour, walnuts, hazelnuts (gentile Roman), almonds, pistachios, dried figs, honey, pine nuts, candied fruit (lime, orange), raisins, eggs, cocoa powder, chocolate flakes, wildflower honey, alchermes liquor, olive oil and yeast.

Today it is still a habitual gift but it is also for sale in all bakeries.

Calzone with Vegetables is one of the typical product that can be taste in bakeries and pizza restauranti in Nazzano. 

The calzone with the typical half-moon shape, is a pizza stuffed with vegetables (chard, chicory, or courgettes) with a slightly spicy flavour.

It was traditionally prepared when the bakery was operating once every week.

Ravenna Cherry variety has been cultivated for over 100 years, as evidenced by the secular plants in Montorio Romano and in this area of Roman Sabina.

The culture of the cherry is traditional and companies were created for the conservation of cherry liqueur or preparation of jam, syrups, juices and spirits.

In Monte Compatri they also grow grapes for producing excellent Frascati Superiore DOCG, the best internationally known wine of the Castelli Romani.
 

The Montecompatri Colonna DOC Wine area is the norther part of Albano Hills and includes the towns of Monte Compatri, Colonna, Zagarolo and Rocca Priora.

The volcanic soils and the slops of hills create the perfect microcline for the cultivation of grapes.

These white wines are fresh and taste have notes of white flowers and mineral. White wines are produced with Malvasia del Lazio, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo and Trebbiano Verde grapes.