Gastronomic tours in Bergamo - all the flavours of Bergamo

"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not eaten well." - Virginia Woolf, British writer and activist

Flavours of Bergamo - It is said that through the senses man can grasp the essence of the world. Smells, tastes and sounds mingle with touch and sight, making us perceive reality in its deepest and most complex nuances. Every object that surrounds us can be understood and internalised through the action of our senses and the reworking of the brain, allowing us to have a more complete vision.

And so it is with the food and drink, the foods and liquids that we introduce into our bodies on a daily basis. Our senses pick up the essence of what we eat and know how to identify which delicacies characterise a particular area. The 5 senses are indispensable when we try to recognise thehe quality, freshness and authenticity of a product.

That is why we have chosen to associate each of the five senses with one or more products belonging to Bergamo's culinary tradition. To discover the flavours of Bergamo and local customs. A few small tips that will make your mouth water!

Bergamo products - smell

Among the most intense and most appreciated odours of Bergamo cuisine are certainly some famous PDO cheeses as it Strachituntancient delicacy of the Val Taleggio, the Formai de Muta cow's milk cheese produced in the summer period in the Val Brembana area. Then we have the Gorgonzolaa speciality consisting of a soft, blue-veined paste, and the famous Bittoused in the preparation of polenta taragna. In short, a wide range of choices for those who love dairy products and are looking for something special.

Delicacies in Bergamo - Gusto

The perfect accompaniment requires a wine that matches the flavour of the dish served. The province of Bergamo excels in terms of wine production, boasting some real gems such as the Valcalepio Docgrown and processed in the beautiful area of the Valcalepio. The presence of both red and white versions makes it a wine compatible with different contexts. We also recommend the Scanzo Docga drink with very ancient origins. In fact, it is said that its vines were introduced by the Romans, if not the Etruscans!

Bergamo delicacies - View

The view involves a number of sensory experiences made of lights and colours that enrich the confectionery repertoire of our region. For example, did you know that the combination of chocolate and vanilla flavoured ice cream, better known as stracciatella, is originally from Bergamo? Instead, the wheat-yellow colour draws the attention of passers-by who linger in front of the windows of the Città Alta pastry shops. It is here that they can find the sweet Polenta and osei: a tasty mixture of marzipan and chocolate, the latter made in the form of cute little birds.

 Bergamo flavours - Tatto

Certainly, among the most famous Bergamasque flavours is polenta, a peasant delicacy belonging to the cuisine of the poor that can feed even the most intransigent stomachs. It is truly a unique experience to touch that seemingly hard flour that then turns into a soft and tasty mass. There are several variations of this dish but the most common are: make it toasting over embersaccompany it with some typical cheese or flavour it with donkey meat or anchovies. This is where the famous saying 'Polenta and pica so"which means 'Polenta and beating on it', demonstrating that polenta is a wild card dish which adapts to very different flavours.

Typical dishes in Bergamo - Hearing

To bring you closer to the culinary art of Bergamo we have decided to take you to the heart of its natural sources: Bergamo and its province are home to a large number of rivers, lakes and reservoirs of water that have enabled the production of mineral waters characterised by important digestive properties. This is the case with water Bracca and Flaviatypical of the Zogno area, the Edelweiss from Moio de Calvi and the famous San Pellegrinofrom a small town built in the Art Nouveau style called San Pellegrino Terme. The regular rhythm of the drop that becomes a stream and finally a river becomes an unforgettable background music.