What grows here
Cesate
14 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Situated in Lombardy's productive plain, within the metropolitan ambit of Milan, Cesate marks a significant point on the ItalyTasteMap for its contribution to protected foods. Here, the specific climate and agricultural history foster conditions ideal for numerous regional specialties. A testament to this is the presence of 14 protected denominations, including the distinct Salva Cremasco DOP, a cheese whose regulated production zone spans 838 municipalities. This territory also underpins the creation of other revered Lombard dairy products like Quartirolo Lombardo DOP and Taleggio DOP, all rooted in traditional methods intrinsic to this precise geographic and cultural environment.