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09.05.2011

Ancient tastes

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Pumpkin tortelli, baked pasta (pasticcio di maccheroni), pot roast and, above all, the soft and …

Pumpkin tortelli, baked pasta (pasticcio di maccheroni), pot roast and, above all, the soft and tasty culatello – the king of cold cuts in the Po lowlands – typically produced in the small town of Zibello, in the province of Parma. Trattoria la Buca, hidden in the midst of the river’s fog, has been offering gorgeous food for over one century. Five generations of women devoted to Parmesan cuisine.

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