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Consider Escorted Food Tours to Northern Italy when planning your next vacation.  Your guide will know the best places to tempt your palate and expose you to culinary delights that you can try to replicate back home.  In fact, many of America’s favorite foods have their origins in this enchanting country by the Mediterranean Sea.

Abundant with olive groves and wineries, your tour guide can suggest some time in Cinque Terre-Greve in Chianti.  The region is spectacular with towns and villages at the bottom of valleys and the tops of mountains.  The hills provide ideal growing conditions for grapes and olives and all feature little restaurants and cafes with local specialties.

If you’ve ever sampled prosciutto, Cinque Terre is where you can see where this paper thin cured delicacy originated.  Prosciutto di Parma means “Parma Ham” and it is produced in the Parma region of Cinque Terre.  Your tour guide will arrange for a tour of the plant where the meat is cured and sliced.

The next stop on your food tour is a short drive to Salsomaggiore Terme, one of the largest herb farms in all of Europe.  Encompassing 25,000 acres, half of which are open to the public for tours, the Salsomaggiore Terme features 450 plant species used for food and beauty products.

A guided tour of the herb farm includes tastings of exclusive dishes created by the growers and a lunch featuring the specialties of the Parma region.

The other most famous food export from Italy is parmesan cheese, another stop on your guided tour.  You’ll see centuries-old artisan traditions in the making of this tart and tangy cheese that Americans all sprinkle on their spaghetti and their pizza.

Close by is the producer of Aceto Balsamico, or Balsamic vinegar.  One thing is certain, with Escorted Food Tours to Northern Italy, you will certainly never be hungry.

Check with Tuscany With Me for custom tour of food spots to suit your taste!