Fod & Wine of Apulia Italy - Travel Guide & Information

This description page of Apulia, region Of Italy, will guide you in planning your trip to Italy and help you to find useful travel information about the Food & Wine of this Italian Region.

Food (Cibo)

Puglia is the perfect land for the products that make up the healthy Mediterranean diet. Olive oil and wheat are the main products of this land. From wheat there are a lot of products such as flour, pasta, cereals, focaccie, taralli, friselle and biscuits. The olive oil is darker and stronger here than in other Italian regions and accompanies the vegetables that flourish here such as tomatoes, onions, eggplants, and sweet peppers.

A favorite dish is the home made pasta: orecchiette (little ears shape), strascenate, and chiancarelle are some examples of the big variety of pasta which is usually served with fresh tomatoes sauce, vegetables or meat sauce.  Another famous pasta is one made with fish sauce, called ciambotto.

There is also an old tradition for bread. The Apulian bread is famous in Italy and used to prepare bruschetta, toasted bread slices, topping with olive oil, garlic, and fresh tomatoes, that is perfect as an accompaniment for the fish soups.

In Puglia, fishing is one of the main activities and there many typical fish dishes. Mussels, which are served fresh as appetizers or cooked in the soups or pastas sauces, are especially delicious.

The production of cheese is vast: there are many varieties of local pecorino and ricotta cheeses, and the typical burrata, a mozzarella cheese filled with cream, is also delicious.

In Puglia there are a huge production of almonds, which are the main ingredient for the sweets and cakes. 

There is also a discrete variety of wine, from whites to reds, from the rosés to sweet sparkling ones. Some reds are called Aglianico Doc, Rupicolo di Rivera Doc, or Donna Marzia. For whites don’t forget the Locorotondo Doc and the Agora Doc.

Wine (Vino)

The generous wines are the pride of a land with an ancient vocation for vine growing.

There is a discrete variety, from whites to reds, from the rosés to sweet sparkling ones. Some reds are called Aglianico Doc, Rupicolo di Rivera Doc, or Donna Marzia. For whites don’t forget the Locorotondo Doc and the Agora Doc.

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