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Umbria

Landlocked hill cooking: lentils, truffles, pork, freshwater fish and hearth-baked bread.

Signature dish · Strangozzi al tartufo

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How Umbria cooks

Umbria (Umbria) is Italy's green heart and its only landlocked central region. Castelluccio lentils, black truffle, Norcia pork, freshwater fish and hand-rolled pasta define its cooking.

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Breakfasts, mains, snacks, breads and desserts from this region.

Main Course22Soups7Desserts7Starters5Baking4Street Food1

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Curated groupings of this region's traditions, from family kitchens to roadside stands.

Umbrian Home CookingUmbrian Home CookingEveryday cooking from Italy's green heart.46 recipesGrandmother-Style Umbrian RecipesGrandmother-Style Umbrian RecipesHousehold dishes of Umbrian kitchens.8 recipesTruffle TraditionsTruffle TraditionsBlack truffle in Umbrian home cooking.5 recipesNorcia Pork TraditionsNorcia Pork TraditionsNorcineria, sausage and cured pork cooking.8 recipesLentils & LegumesLentils & LegumesCastelluccio lentils, chickpeas and pulses.5 recipesUmbrian PastaUmbrian PastaStrangozzi, umbricelli and hand-rolled shapes.8 recipesBread & Torta al TestoBread & Torta al TestoHearth breads and Umbrian flatbread.5 recipesLake Trasimeno CookingLake Trasimeno CookingFreshwater fish from Umbria's lakes.4 recipesHeritage Umbrian RecipesHeritage Umbrian RecipesLong-documented dishes of Umbria.5 recipesUmbrian Farmhouse FoodUmbrian Farmhouse FoodThe cooking of the Umbrian countryside: grains, pork, greens and food from the wood oven.9 recipesNorcia Food TraditionsNorcia Food TraditionsThe Valnerina kitchen: black truffle, pork, lentils, trout and mountain baking.7 recipesNorcineria TraditionsNorcineria TraditionsHome cooking built on Umbrian pork butchery: sausage, guanciale and slow pork dishes.8 recipesUmbrian SoupsUmbrian SoupsFarro, lentil, chickpea and bread soups from the hills and the Apennine plateaux.4 recipesWild Greens & VegetablesWild Greens & VegetablesCardoons, chicory, greens from the fields and the vegetable dishes of Umbrian households.6 recipesTraditional Umbrian DessertsTraditional Umbrian DessertsTorcolo, rocciata, brustengolo, ciaramicola and the region's festival baking.7 recipesFestival FoodFestival FoodEaster, Christmas and saint-day dishes of Perugia, Assisi and the Umbrian towns.8 recipesForgotten Umbrian DishesForgotten Umbrian DishesRustic dishes still cooked in Umbrian villages and rarely found on menus.8 recipes

Sub-regions

Cuisines within Umbria

Umbria is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.

Freshwater fish, eel and lake cooking.Lake TrasimenoFreshwater fish, eel and lake cooking.Coming soonPork butchery, black truffle and mountain lentils.Norcia & ValnerinaPork butchery, black truffle and mountain lentils.Coming soonUmbricelli, game and tufa-country cooking.OrvietoUmbricelli, game and tufa-country cooking.Coming soonTorta al testo, city cooking and chocolate.PerugiaTorta al testo, city cooking and chocolate.Coming soon

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