The Tour of Flavors
The land of Bergamo with its many natural landscapes, mountains, hills and plains, offers a palette of gastronomic and wine products of notable variety and quality.
In particular people are rediscovering the great cheeses of our tradition, now present on international tables and considered niche products. This is the case of cheeses with a decisive pungent taste like Taleggio, Formai de Mut, Branzi, Strachì Tunt which have earned a highly respected role in the classification of cheeses not only nationally.
Notable is the production of corn, in the vast countryside in the south-east and west of the territory of Bergamo. Corn has always been the principle ingredient in making polenta, considered the dish of the poor in the past, and now it is being proposed again on the tables of renowned restaurants together with very sophisticated products that promote it to a higher level.
At the end one could not miss out taking at a look at wine making in our territory which is earning great consensus among the producers of “quality wine”, thanks to the careful attention given by the producers from Bergamo who take advantage of the presence of gentle hills that crown the lakes and plains. This gives great value to the precious abilities of the wine producers who are achieving an important supremacy that is sprParticularly famous is the Moscato from Scanzo, a real, true delicacy for wine connoisseurs and also Valcalepio wine.
Five itineraries: