Piedmont, typical products rise to 342

Ansenta di Cigliano and Giuraje of Pont Canavese (sweets), the Brut salami of Villareggia, the “Fritura dusa”, the Grissia monferrina (bread) and the rices Gigante Vercelli, Maratelli and Razza 77 are the “new entries” in the list of Traditional Agri-food Products (PAT) recognized by the Piedmont Region, ie those whose processing, preservation and maturing methods are consolidated over time and are practiced in the reference area in a homogeneous manner and according to traditional rules for a period not less than 25 years.

The presentation took place in the Piedmont Area at TerraMadre.
"The list has thus come to include 342 specialties - declared Ferrero - and preserves a variety of products that cannot be included among those recognized by the European Union. In this way we avoid having someone make a company brand instead of a characteristic of a certain territory. I am particularly happy - he added - that there is ferment on rice, an extraordinary product and that it hurts to see that it is still often treated as if it were crude oil