Geografie del cibo in Emilia Romagna. Culture alimentari e prodotti tipici

Abstract

This paper explores some relations between food, landscape and space, in the Emilia Romagna region. It concern especially food cultures, which assumed new meanings in the last decades, as some foodstuffs were considered cultural heritage, expression of culture and knowledge in a given space. The Emilia Romagna can be an interesting example to discuss these matters, because it has the largest number of traditional products designated as PDO and PGI by European Union. For more close consideration to the geographical relation, and the challenges for sustainability, we will concentrate within the area of Parma province, in western part of the region.