Nearly every town holds a local street market where you can wander and find fresh local produce such as cheeses, cold meats, fresh fish, breads as well as seasonal fruit and vegetables.  

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You will be spoilt for choice when deciding upon which cheese to buy and most likely you will come away with more than once choice made either with cow or goat's milk.  The variety of soft and hard cheeses make any diet go out of the window especially when you try the caciocavallo, giuncata, ricotto and scamorza to name but a few.

 

Don't forget to try any one of the many pecorino whose distinctive flavour varies according to where it is produced,  particularly the famous pecorino di Farandola.  Don't worry if there is no room in the fridge, we can always find a space in ours!

 

When you come to Abruzzo, you must take the opportunity to sample the famous porchetta, suckling pig that has been boned, seasoned with garlic and herbs, and roasted, typically sliced and served as a filling in sandwiches. It is delicious and the best bit for me is the crackling.  

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There is nothing quite so satisfying as buying local produce for the evening meal, juicy tomatoes, fresh beans, greens or salad, full of flavour with a drop of extra virgin olive oil, pressed just down the road from us.

 

We can always provide you with a list of when and where the markets are held.