Casale del Monsignore

Umbrian cuisine is a poor cuisine but rich in taste, which enhances the value of peasant civilization and the typical raw materials of our region.
Among the appetizers, a particular mention should be made of the salami and sausages typical of the Norcia area (first of all the Ciauscolo), the Bruschetta with Black Truffle, olive oil and chicken livers, also famous are the Torta Al Perugina text stuffed with boiled country grass and sausage, lamb offal, lentils from Castelluccio di Norcia.
The first typical dish of the city of Spoleto is Gli Strangozzi (or Strengozzi), it is a long homemade pasta for the preparation of which water and flour without egg are used, in the city they are seasoned with a spicy lean tomato sauce and parsley (Strangozzi alla Spoletina), other condiments are based on black Norcia truffle or summer scorzone (depending on the season), with porcini or bloody mushrooms and Norcina (cream, sausage and pecorino di Norcia). Other first courses worthy of note are the Gnocchi with goose sauce, the pappardelle with hare or wild boar and the gnocchi with sagrantino (typical of the Montefalco area).
As for the main courses, meat is the absolute protagonist, from Norcia sausages to fried lamb chops or Spoleto-style scottadito, through the stuffed roast pigeon, roast goose and guinea fowl in the pan (salmì), however, given the presence of numerous lakes and rivers, in Umbria it is also possible to taste dishes based on fresh water fish, first of all the Trout of the Nera or the Clitunno River.

THE TYPICAL DESSERTS OF SPOLETO: Attorta (also called Rocciata) and Crescionda, the attorta is the typical Christmas cake of the city, it is a puff pastry filled with apples, pine nuts and other ingredients and which - rolled on itself, has the spiral shape (the name twisted means twisted, rounded). Crescionda, on the other hand, is the typical sweet of the carnival, with a soft consistency and dark color, it is prepared with milk, eggs, flour, chocolate and amaretti.

WINES: Sagrantino, Trebbiano Spoletino, Montefalco Rosso, Torgiano Rosso Riserva, Sangiovese dei Colli Martani, Grechetto di Assisi.