Gastronomic Notes
| Famous are the olives of Itri and Gaeta, a fruit with a slightly tapered shape, purplish in color, with a vinous, bitter taste with acetic nuances. This product, already described by Virgil in the Aeneid, had its maximum diffusion in 1400 thanks to the attitudes to agriculture, trade and navigation of the citizens of the then Duchy of Gaeta, who exported the oil and olives of Gaeta in throughout the Mediterranean, making it a food in great demand and appreciated for its excellent quality. |  |
Mozzarella and DOP buffalo cheeses raised in the area with an organic and controlled supply chain;
Famous are the sausages of Monte S. Biagio better known as Sausage Monticelliana, from the name that the town of lepine had more or less until the unification of Italy.
Famous are the sausages of Monte S. Biagio better known as Sausage Monticelliana, from the name that the town of lepine had more or less until the unification of Italy.
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The delicious and tasty Tiella di Gaeta is a typical gastronomic specialty of the city. Which consists of a sea or field filling between two sheets of flour dough similar to that of pizza, but which requires a more accurate and exclusively manual processing.
Traditional dishes based on fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans. White and red wines from the organic cellars of Circeo and Sabaudia not to forget the vineyards of Frascati. |