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The recipe for burtleina consists of simple ingredients, but requires skill and experience to obtain a dough of the right consistency. It is found throughout…Discover more
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Busslan is a doughnut, the term apparently derived from ‘bucella’ meaning ‘small bite’. A sweet made from a few simple ingredients, it is suitable as…Discover more
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Almond cake, ‘Turta ad mandurl’ in dialect, is a typical cake throughout the province of Piacenza. In addition to the recipes recorded in the Piacenza…Discover more
Typical products
The history of winemaking in Piacenza dates back to pre-Roman times. Paleoligurians and etruscans already imported the cultivation of the vine. Quotes of local products…Discover more
Municipal denomination De.Co
Fig cake, typical of Albarola, has its origins in a Jesuit monastery (currently Villa Peyrano). When missionaries came back from their evangelization journeys, they used…Discover more