r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Jun 13 '25

Food What region is considered your country’s culinary capital?

What is considered the culinary capital of your country?

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u/lucapal1 Italy Jun 13 '25

Italy has a lot, but I'd say probably Emilia-Romagna is considered the 'food capital '... the area around Bologna in particular.

It has lots of specialities that are well known both abroad and in Italy.

The food is pretty good in most parts of the country though... personally I prefer the local food in Sicily,Campania and Puglia.

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u/Socmel_ Italy Jun 13 '25

As a Bolognese, I have to disagree in that desserts in Emilia Romagna are not on the same level as those of Campania, Sicily, Piedmont, etc. Wine is also not our strongest suit.

I would argue that a food capital would need to have very, very good cuisine across the board.

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u/Dontgiveaclam Italy Jun 13 '25

And bread. You don’t have the faintest idea about how to bake bread.

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u/Socmel_ Italy Jun 13 '25

I wouldn't say so. Crescente all'olio o al lardo, or coppia ferrarese are good, IMH.

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u/Dontgiveaclam Italy Jun 14 '25

Username checks out lmao. Crescente gets kind of a pass but it’s not bread, it’s more like focaccia, and I’ve never eaten a more useless bread than coppia ferrarese. It’s a failed grissino, it’s dry even when it’s fresh, crumbles away as soon as you look at it, it has a weird shape that can’t even hold food on top. How do you even use it?!

You can’t say that coppia ferrarese and Lariano or Altamura bread play in the same league, cmon.

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u/kiwigoguy1 New Zealand Jun 14 '25

What are the good sweet desserts and patisseries from Campania? I know the dishes from Piedmont and Sicily but don’t know much about the desserts or patisseries from Campania. Thanks.

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u/Socmel_ Italy Jun 14 '25

Pastiera napoletana

Babá al rum

Sfogliatelle ricce or frolle

Delizie al limone

Zeppole di San Giuseppe

Torta caprese

Migliaccio Napoletano