Recipes from the land

Ricette romagnole con carne | © da Battistini

In the countryside around Cervia you can still hear people say: “no part of the pig is wasted”. Pork is a nutritious meat which is an important part of our culinary heritage, with prized products such as cured ham as well as succulent prime cuts.

Sausages, ribs, chops: grilling is perhaps the most popular way of enjoying meat in Romagna. But you can also find many other farm animals in our cuisine: roast chicken baked in a meringue of salt infused with aromatic herbs and lemon zest; guinea fowl roasted with aromatic herbs, sweet salt, and a good glug of white wine; spring chicken baked in sweet salt. These are also many outstanding beef recipes.

The local farmers have always prized pork above all other meats. Pork is a nutritious meat which is an important part of our culinary heritage, with prized products such as cured ham as well as succulent prime cuts.

Sausages, ribs, chops: grilling is perhaps the most popular way of enjoying meat in Romagna. But you can also find many farm animals in our cuisine: chicken or guinea fowl roasted in a pan of sweet salt infused with aromatic herbs and lemon zest.