Food products
This land, set along the littoral, is famous for its
Fish, with the '
Baccalà in umido',
delicious meal made of cod fish, even though the '
Bomba di riso',
is the most typical dish, a stew made with de-boned pigeons and chard put in pan,
covered with bread crumbs and flecks of butter and then baked.
But surely the most known genuine product and gastronomic delicacy of this area is the '
Lardo di Colonnata'.
Colonnata is a small town of marble quarrymen set in the
Apuane Alps - few km from Carrara - that gives its name to this delicious specialty. The lard of the pork is maturated for at least six months with brine in marble basins along with spices and Mediterranean herbs. Afterwards its surface is covered with salt, pepper and lots of chopped rosemary. It is available in blocks, 4 -5 cm thick and it can be served on hot Tuscan bread in thin slices.
Wine
The slopes of this land are the kingdom of '
Candia dei Colli Apuani', a DOC white wine with an ancient tradition, combining Vermentino and Albarola grapes from Liguria and Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes from Tuscany, to be enjoyed with 'antipastos' and fish dishes.
