What grows here
Cassinetta di Lugagnano
14 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Cassinetta di Lugagnano, a municipality nestled within Lombardy's metropolitan expanse of Milan, stands as a vital contributor to Italy's culinary heritage. This tranquil area, historically shaped by agricultural practices that sustained the nearby urban hub, offers the precise environmental conditions for specific food traditions to flourish. Home to 1,973 inhabitants, it lends its unique terroir to no fewer than 14 protected denominations. Notably, the revered Salva Cremasco DOP, a distinctive cheese with a production zone spanning just 838 municipalities, finds its ideal cradle here, benefiting from centuries of local dairy craftsmanship and the fertile Lombard landscape that imparts its unmistakable character.