Lazio

Lazio is the central Italian region washed by the Tyrrhenian Sea and crossed by the river Tiber. It is a land rich in legend and history, a cradle of civilisation with its ancient roads and green hills. You can immerse yourself in extraordinary, beautiful havens even within city walls – in Rome, for example, by visiting Villa Borghese. The food and wine of Lazio are deeply tied to the land, made of intense flavours and simple, genuine dishes. To name just the main pasta courses, there are rigatoni all’Amatriciana made with guanciale and pecorino, bucatini alla Carbonara with egg, pancetta and pecorino, pasta alla pajata and gnocchi with tasty sauces. Among the main courses are abbacchio (milk-fed lamb) with vegetables, Trastevere-style tripe, saltimbocca alla romana, coda alla vaccinara and many more. Highlights of Lazio’s cooking include the Roman artichoke, to which many food festivals are dedicated, porchetta from the Castelli Romani, black olives from Gaeta, olive oil from Sabina and chestnuts from the Monti Cimini. These tasty traditional dishes must be accompanied by Lazio’s DOC wines, the most important of which are the wines of the Castelli Romani and Colli Albani, Montefiascone, Aprilia and Aleatico di Gradoli. In our Mangiamo Italiano shop you can enjoy the excellent Italian products of Lazio: you will find many producers from this region, ready to offer you only the very best of our made in Italy.