Abruzzo - The gastronomy

As Abruzzo is the land of the sea and of the mountains, with strong rural origins, the gastronomy offers a mixture of different flavours: the typical mountain flavours, such as the mushrooms and the game, typical sea products including fresh fish and sea food, while the rural area will delight you with vegetables and home made pasta in a variety of typical original dishes, as presented below.

Fresh home made pasta

The typical Abruzzo home made pasta allows the preparation of the flavoured sauces, well known in the local gastronomy.

The Fish Soup

The Fish Soup is a typical dish of the costal area, there are different recipes to prepare this soup, such as the one of Pescara, Giulianova or Vasto.

The meat kebabs and lamb preparations

The meat kebabs and lamb preparations are other typical dishes of this region very appreciated by the locals and visitors, too.

The sweets

Abruzzo's sweets that are worth mentioning are the pastries served with the must, other sweets made of yellow floor, almonds and dark chocolate.