Typical products
Throughout the province
Clams from Goro
Eating soft, tasty clams that smell of the sea at Goro is not just a gastronomic act: it's a real experience for your taste buds.
Bosco Eliceo wines - DOC
Over the centuries, wine growing in Ferrara has always meant the Uva d’Oro vine, whose origins, it has been suggested, can be traced back to the Etruscans of the flourishing city of Spina.
The Zia ferrarese Salami
The origins of the "Zia Ferrarese" go back a very long way and can be traced mostly to the late Renaissance period.
Peach and Nectarine from Romagna - IGP
The areas around Ferrara that grow peaches and nectarines are as follows: Argenta, Cento, Codigoro, Massa Fiscaglia, Poggio Renatico, Portomaggiore, S. Agostino, Tresigallo, Voghiera.
Pear from Emilia-Romagna - IGP
The area of Ferrara overlooking the Po dominates pear production both in terms of quality and quantity.
Typical Melon from Emilia
News about melons grown in the Ferrarese countryside first came from Cristoforo da Messisbugo, master chef to the Este family, who recounted that this fruit was widely grown both in the city and the surrounding area.
Pampepato of Ferrara - IGP
Although Ferrara's Pampepato cake has a very special past, laced with a pinch of history and fragrant spices, it's not pepato (peppered) at all.
Torta tenerina or "tacolenta"
Tenerina pie is a traditional sweet from Ferrara. It is very flat, and it has a creamy heart.
Zabov - Zabaglione Egg Liquor
Zabov all'uovo is eggnog made with the traditional Italian recipe using milk, fresh egg yolks, sugar, a little alcohol, only 15° and it has a brandy flavour.
Pumpkin
Pumpkins with a bright orange-colour flesh, sweet and firm, grow in a soil with unique organoleptic characteristics granting an excellent quality.
Truffles
The alluvial soils and the presence of the right kind of trees make the Alto Ferrarese excellent for producing truffles,..
Bondiola salami
The "bondiola" from Poggio Renatico is a pork sausage, flavoured with various spices.