To Taste
San Benedetto del Tronto, the main city of the Riviera delle Palme, is a must for lovers of good food and wine. Its food and wine tradition is an experience not to be missed: from local fish dishes, such as the famous Brodetto alla Sambenedettese, to traditional recipes, to fine local wines such as Pecorino, Passerina and Rosso Piceno. In restaurants and trattorias, the authentic flavors of traditional preparations blend with culinary innovation, offering visitors an unforgettable sensory journey.
Fried olives stuffed with fish are a traditional dish from the San Benedetto del Tronto area, a reworking of fried olives all'ascolana (stuffed with meat).
he fritto di paranza is a typical San Benedetto del Tronto dish of Italian seafood cuisine, particularly popular along the Adriatic coast.
Passerina is a native white wine made from the grape variety of the same name, tasty and delicate, perfect for seaside aperitifs.
Pecorino is a white wine native to the area, produced from a native grape variety of the same name.
Sailors, often at sea for months at a time, would warm themselves during the cold nights with coffee enriched with mistrà (a typical Marche liquor made from aniseed) and rum, purchased at the various ports of call.
Bomboletti" are a gastronomic delicacy typical of San Benedetto del Tronto, overlooking the coast of the Adriatic Sea, famous for its seafood cuisine.
he Brodetto alla sambenedettese is an ancient seafood dish, born out of the need for fishermen to cook the unsaleable catch on board. Originally prepared with oil, it has become a refined specialty of the Marche region over time.