Vernazza Cinque Terre typical products typical products Cinque Terre

Prodotti tipici

Among the typical products of the area, there are mainly wines. The most famous is the Sciacchetrà :

Wine D.O.C CinqueTerre

A white table wine characterized by a specific flavor, produced only in this region.

Coastal Wines

There are three types:
Costa de Campu of Manarola, Costa de Sera of Riomaggiore, Costa de Posa of Volastra. These wines are the result of different vinification conditions which are present in the historical sites where these grapes grow.

Limoncino

A liqueur made from lemons of the region

Sciacchetrà

or also known as "Vernaccia di Dante del Boccaccio."
It is a fortified wine made from dried grapes. In particular, its origins come from different species of grapes known as ‘vermentino’, ‘bosco’ and ‘albarola’ which are left to dry on racks until late autumn. There is also the black sciacchetrà made from grapes ‘albarola’ much rarer and, today, almost impossible to find.
In addition to wines there are many other local products among which:

PESTO

Made with basil, garlic and parmesan ideal for pasta and in particular "trofie".
TROFIE

Traditional pasta made with wheat flour or chestnut flour.

VEGETABLE PIE

Made with borage, chards, artichokes, zucchini, potatoes and leeks.

RICE  CAKE

Made with eggs, parmesan cheese, rice, a pinch of nutmeg and, to your taste, a bit of saffron.

Monterosso anchovies

Main ingredient for anchovies cutlets or stuffed fried anchovies. They are also delicious preserved in salt and then eaten with olive oil.

WHITEBAIT PANCAKES

Whitebait or lipsticks are juvenile anchovies or sardines. Fried whitebaits are also delicious.

ROCKY SQUIDS ‘IN ZIMINO’

Excellent dish, nutritional and economically balanced.

OCTOPUS ‘IN HELL’

Octopus with potatoes and pepper, a great dish alsoserved cold

MUSSELS AND CLAMS

Clams are delicious ‘alla marinara’, with lemon and parsley.

SQUIDS

Delicious fried or boiled in water with a little olive oil.
The big squids can be filled with minced tentacles seared in olive oil, peas, vegetables, and grated cheese, breadcrumb soaked and squeezed.
The medium squids instead are good cooked in olive oil, garlic, parsley and a glass of white wine or tomato.

FISH SOUP

A variety of different soups made with locally caught fish.

FOCACCIA

Soft dough of bread seasoned with olive oil and salt.

FARINATA

Typical product of the area of La Spezia made with chickpea flour.

MESCIUA

Typical of the province of La Spezia

MINESTRA DI CAMPO

Soup made with potatoes and dressed with oil, wild herbs (scrèpuu or radicchio ‘di campo’, sexrbua or ‘cicerbita’, ravèste or ‘ravastrello’, gide orchard, purasèu or garlic of vines, or bavaàta or valeriana rossae cudegan)

RAVIOLI

or ravièi prepared for parties and usually for three days after the carnival

CIMA GENOESE

Traditional well known and appreciated recipe from Liguria, made with veal meat and vegetables.

CHESTNUT FLOUR CAKE OR PATONA

or castagnàsu

STOCKFISH

or stuchefisu

SALTED ANCHOVIES

or anciùe

STUFFED MUSSELS

or musculi cin
The majority of these products are available in the various shops of the village and in particular in 'Enoteca AUTEDU' in Manarola.
Furthermore, shall one of the clients of the guesthouse desire to obtain any of these recipes, Sara will provide them if possible.