What grows here
Corte de' Frati
15 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
Inhabited by just over 1,300 residents in the agricultural plains of Cremona, the municipality of Corte de' Frati yields an impressive culinary output, overlapping with 15 protected denominations. The local fields and dairy farms are central to the production of Provolone Valpadana DOP, which spans a territory of 726 municipalities, and the heritage-rich Salva Cremasco DOP. Nourished by the damp climate of the Po basin, Corte de' Frati provides the precise environmental conditions required for curing these iconic cheeses, cementing this small Lombardy outpost as a vital link in northern Italy’s specialized dairy belt.
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