TYPICAL DOP PRODUCTS: DELICIOUS ITALIAN EXCELLENCES
Are you looking for the typical Sicilian products that have obtained the Protected Designation of Origin? Do you wonder what are the Sicilian PDO excellences that with their goodness honor sicilian gastronomy in the world? Do you want to know why a PDO is a guarantee of quality and originality of the typical product? Insiciliafood.com answers the main questions about the importance and guarantee of a PDO product
THE VALUE OF TYPICAL DOP BRAND PRODUCTS
The DOP mark indicates not only that a product is a typical local but that it respects a controlled quality chain of precise preparation and establishes that a product is unequivocally linked to an Italian territory very precise for history, origin, tradition, but also for the physical and morphological characteristics of the territory itself. This translates into products of the highest quality!
CONSORTIA OF PROTECTIONS OF THE DOP BRAND
In general, the obtaining of the PDO takes place through consortia of protection and enhancement that have the objective of guaranteeing, enhancing and protecting local products. To obtain a PDO, the consortia establish production specifications and provide the production rules and procedures that must be faithfully respected by the producers to obtain the PDO.
The PDO mark is regulated by European legislation by the system of protection of territorial designations EEC 510/2006 – Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin of agricultural products and foodstuffs
PDO SPECIFICATIONS: QUALITY GUARANTEE
The production specifications of a PDO brand consortium determine:
- the breeds of animals used (cattle, pigs, goats, etc.),
- breeding techniques,
- the requirements for animals intended for processing,
- the origin of the raw material (seeds, type of plant, type of tree, etc.)
- the demarcation of the geographical area of production,
- the methods and duration of preparation (maturing, maturation, etc.)
- the quality characteristics of the finished product.
The PDOs in Italy count more than 400 wines and 160 registered Italian products.
LIST OF PRODUCTS TIPI SICILIANI DOP
Here is the list of typical Sicilian products that have already obtained the PDO designation:
- Oil from Val di Mazara
- Valdemone Oil
- Oil from the Belice Valley
- Oil of the Trapani Valleys
- Extra virgin olive oil from the Iblei Mountains
- Oil of Mount Etna
- Prickly pear of Etna
- Prickly pear of San Cono
- Etna cherry
- Ribeira orange
- Bronte green pistachio
- Nocellara of Belice
- Piacentino Ennese
- Sicilian Pecorino cheese
- Ragusan
- Vastedda of the Belice Valley