Turin 2006 Winter Olympics:
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Antonio Saitta, presidents of the provincial administration, and Valentino Castellani, president of Toroc (Turin Organizing Committee XX Olympic Winter Games), pointed out that the next Turin Winter Olympics, which take place from February 10, to February 26, 2006, will be the perfect occasion to showcase for Italian quality wines and food, especially the 30 or so typical products from the 'Paniere della Provincia di Torino' ('Basket of Goods from the Turin Province'), one of the official Winter Games supplier. |
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"Today the basket features around 30 specialties made with a hundred traditional food products," said Saitta of the organization founded four years ago to promote the culinary flavors of the 2006 Winter Olympic host region.
The 'Basket of Goods from the Turin Province' includes the following products among others:
- Piedmont honey, 20,000 kilos of which are expected to be consumed during the Games,
- Carmagnola peppers, of which 1,000 kilos are expected to be consumed,
- Valle di Susa 'prosciuttello' ham, of which 4,000k are expected to be consumed,
- Toma di Lanzo cheese, of which 5,000 kilos are expected to be consumed,
- Pancalieri mint chocolates, of which 1,000 kilos are expected to be consumed,
- Grissini bread sticks, of which 2,000 kilos are expected to be consumed,
- Mountain honey, of which 100 units are expected to be consumed,
- Grissini rubatà bread sticks, of which 7,500 kilos are expected to be consumed.
"We have the best products and a network of 117 restaurants as well as 11 retail outlets," added Saitta.
During the Winter Olympics the products will be available for tasting inside and outside the competition sites, both in the city of Turin and in surrounding mountain towns.
"The Olympics will help us give a justified level of fame to our wine and gastronomic specialties, creating the conditions for economic returns," concluded Saitta.
'Le Ricette del Paniere' is a cookbook that will be on sale during the Games and features recipes from the chefs of 107 local restaurants, who explain how to prepare Piedmont cuisine's best dishes using the regional specialty products.
- Related article:
Turin 2006: Local Products are the Food of the Game – March 14, 2005
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