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Here on Lake Como you can enjoy dishes cooked using typical and zero-kilometer products, prepared both according to tradition but also in more gourmet and refined forms.
You should know, in fact, that thanks to the particularly mild climate throughout the Lake area, it is possible to grow various highly sought-after and hard-to-find fruits such as berries, or olives: right in these areas you can find the northernmost olive groves in all of Italy.
Also thanks to the climate and the variety of flora present, an excellent honey is produced, which takes on different characteristics depending on the flowers found in each different season: we have acacia honey, linden honey, wildflower honey, forest honey, and high mountain honey.
There are also numerous local breeders who, with their small farms, follow the production cycle of cured meats and cheeses from start to finish: salami, culatello, cotechino, mortadella, and bresaola have unique and particular characteristics given by the animals' diet and their life in a favorable environment.
The livestock that produce the milk destined for dairy activities are brought to the alpine pastures in the summer, and remain in the mountains for the entire season. The altitude of these pastures is not too high, thus allowing for a mild and never too cold climate and very varied vegetation. Cheeses are produced with cow's milk, goat's milk, and mixed milk.
In the nearby Valtellina, which with its over 850 hectares of vineyards constitutes the largest terraced area in all of Italy, you will find vineyards known all over the world for the uniqueness and quality of their wines, and you can enjoy a tasting directly in their cellars!
Here on Lake Como you can enjoy dishes cooked using typical and 0 km products, prepared according to tradition but also in gourmet and refined forms.
In fact, you have to know that thanks to the particular mild climate that we have throughout the Lake area, it is possible to grow various highly refined fruits such as berries very difficult to find, or olives: right in the area you can find the northern olive groves of all of Italy.
This climate and the variety of flora allow to produce a very good honey, which take on different characteristics depending on the flowers found in each different season: we have acacia honey, linden honey, wildflower honey, honey of forest and high mountain honey.
There are also numerous local farmers who with their small farms follow the production cycle of cured meats and cheeses from start to finish: salami, culatello, cotechino, mortadella, bresaola have unique and particular connotations given by the feeding of the animals and their life in a supportive environment.
The cattle that produce the milk destined for dairy farming are brought to the alp in the summer, and remain in the mountains for the whole season. The altitude of these pastures is not too high, and therefore allows for a mild and never too cold climate and a very varied vegetation. They produce cheeses with cow, goat and mixed milk.
In the nearby Valtellina, which with its over 850 hectares of vineyards constitutes the largest terraced area in all of Italy, you will find vineyards well-known all over the world for the particularity and value of their wines, and you can have a tasting directly in their cellars!
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