Northern Italian Foodways

Regional

Lombardy, Piedmont, the Valtellina and the Aosta valley: polenta, risotto, buckwheat, Alpine cheeses and cured meats. The nearest relation of Italian-speaking Switzerland, and a separate system from it.

Atlas — where and when

Where in the world

Italy territory

Communities and languages

Languages: Italian

Related foodways

Recorded as relating to this foodway

related to Pizzoccheri Foodways documented
Pizzoccheri belongs to the Valtellina and to Poschiavo on either side of the border, as one valley culture divided by a modern line.
related to Swiss Foodways documented
Polenta, buckwheat, risotto and cured meat run across the southern Alpine watershed.
related to Swiss Polenta Foodways documented
Polenta is a northern Italian and Alpine dish that Ticino and Graubünden share; it is not Swiss in origin.
related to Swiss–Italian Borderland Foodways documented