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Restaurants in Parma
Where to eat in Parma: Prosciutto and Parmigiano DOP, culatello di Zibello, anolini in broth, and torta fritta.
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The catalogue currently covers Pistoia and Prato, and grows one province at a time. This town may also be listed under a different name: try searching for it.
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Eating in Parma
Parma lives off two protected names, and eats them every day.
The two names
- Prosciutto di Parma DOP — cured on the hills south of the city, where the wind dries;
- Parmigiano Reggiano DOP — this is one of the production provinces, and the difference between twenty-four, thirty-six and forty-eight months is something you taste and order.
The Bassa
Along the Po they make Culatello di Zibello DOP, which needs the fog of the floodplain cellars: the dearest and most fragile cured meat of this land, sliced by hand.
At the table
- Anolini in brodo — filled with braised beef, the feast-day first course;
- Tortelli d'erbetta, ricotta and chard, with butter and cheese;
- Torta fritta (that is its name here, not gnocco fritto) with cured meats;
- Horse tartare and picaja, for the less touristic half of the menu.
In the glass, the Colli di Parma: Malvasia and Lambrusco, both sparkling.
Opening hours and closing days change. The ones on the listings come from public sources and may be out of date. Where a restaurant confirms tables with us, the availability you see is the real one.
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