What are PAT products?

PAT (Prodotti Agroalimentari Tradizionali) are traditional foods listed in Italy's regional registers, made by set methods for at least 25 years in a defined area. The register is maintained by the regions and MASAF; it recognises heritage but does not grant EU origin protection.

Are PAT products DOP or IGP?

No. PAT are a separate, national recognition. A product can be both traditional (PAT) and later become a DOP or IGP, but on its own a PAT name has no zone-and-specification protection and no consortium enforcement.

How many PAT products are there?

5,717 across Italy's 20 regions, read from the official register — by far the largest set of recognised names, though the lightest form of recognition.

Traditional · 5,717 products

The long tail of regional heritage

Products not certified at European level but listed in the official regional registers of Italy's twenty regions: the most granular tier of the Italian system, capturing local traditions too rooted in a single territory to qualify as national denominations.

PAT

Abbamele - Saba ‘e mele, acqua ‘e meli/mebi – abbattu

Sardegna

PAT

Abbotta pezziende

Molise

PAT

Abbuticchio

Lazio

PAT

Acciuga, Acciuga di Monterosso

Liguria

PAT

Acciughe marinate

Calabria

PAT

Acciughe salate

Calabria

PAT

Acciughe sotto sale*

Campania

PAT

Aceto di Fico Bianco

Campania

PAT

Aceto di kiwi affinato dell'agro pontino

Lazio

PAT

Aceto di mele

Friuli Venezia Giulia

PAT

Aceto di mele

Liguria

PAT

Acqua cotta della Tuscia/del Viterbese

Lazio

PAT

Acquadelle marinate

Emilia Romagna

PAT

Acqua di melissa

Veneto

PAT

Acqua di pomodoro

Campania

PAT

Acqua d'orcio o d'orzo, L'Acqua d'orz o d'orss

Emilia Romagna

PAT

Acquasale

Puglia

PAT

Acqua tonica

Veneto

PAT

Acquavite di miele iblea, Spiritu re' fascitrari, Spiritu i meli, Spiritu a cira

Sicilia

PAT

Acquavite di vino

Sicilia

PAT

Acquavite, Filu' e ferru, File e ferru

Sardegna

PAT

Acsenti

Piemonte

PAT

Actinidia

Lazio

PAT

Actinidia di Cuneo

Piemonte

PAT — Prodotti Agroalimentari Tradizionali — are Italy's 5,717 traditional foods listed in the official regional registers: products made the same way for at least 25 years, from a specific area, that never entered the EU DOP/IGP system. They are the country's culinary long tail: village breads, local cheeses, cured meats and preserves that carry real heritage without a zone-and-specification protection. ItalyTasteMap lists them by region so they stay visible and searchable, while being clear about what they are — recognised, but not EU-certified origins. It is the honest distinction between a documented tradition and a legally protected name.

Frequently asked questions

What are PAT products?: PAT (Prodotti Agroalimentari Tradizionali) are traditional foods listed in Italy's regional registers, made by set methods for at least 25 years in a defined area. The register is maintained by the regions and MASAF; it recognises heritage but does not grant EU origin protection.
Are PAT products DOP or IGP?: No. PAT are a separate, national recognition. A product can be both traditional (PAT) and later become a DOP or IGP, but on its own a PAT name has no zone-and-specification protection and no consortium enforcement.
How many PAT products are there?: 5,717 across Italy's 20 regions, read from the official register — by far the largest set of recognised names, though the lightest form of recognition.