Award to the Pasticceria Gentili of Tarquinia for the “Etruscan breadstick” and to the Panificio Fiorentini of Canepina for the wholemeal bread
ROME – The awards ceremony of the 19th edition of the “Premio Roma” competition for the best traditional breads and baked products and of 21st edition of the Competition for the best “Premio Roma” cheeses. The two competitions of excellence are promoted by the Rome Chamber of Commerce and carried out by Agro Camera (Special Agency of the same Chamber for the valorisation of the agri-food sector) in synergy with the Special Agency for Development and Territory and the Chambers of Commerce of Lazio including that of Rieti-Viterbo.
Two competitions which saw 8 companies from Tuscia awarded which won 13 prizes, demonstrating, as commented by the president of the Rieti Viterbo Chamber of Commerce, Domenico Merlani, “a growing quality of the agri-food production of Northern Lazio, also demonstrated by the great success of the public and press of the Assaggi event which has just ended in the historic center of Viterbo“.
To reward the winners of Tuscia, among others, Giorgio Barchiesi, aka “Giorgione” (since 2012 the face of Gambero Rosso, protagonist of television programs and author of cookbooks) and the general secretary of the Rieti Viterbo Chamber of Commerce, Francesco Monzillo.
As for the best cheeses,
The Cioffi dairy snc conquers the first place with its “Fior di Latte” in the “Fresh Spinned Pastries” category of the “Rome and Lazio Section” which sees another company from Viterbo as third place, the “Small artisan cheese shop“, always with “Fior di Latte”. In the “First sale” category, first place went toMonte Jugo agricultural company of Viterbo, which also triumphs in the “National and International Section” among the “Bloomy rind, washed rind and blue cheeses” with its “Stracchinato”.
All Viterbo podium for the “Semi-mature cheeses” category: first place Alta Tuscia Cheeses srl with “L’Antico di Civita di Bagnoregio”, according to the “Fiore di Rocca” of Roots Girolamo and Antonio, third placeAmaltea Farm Of Bagnoregio srl with the “Pecorino del Conte”.
The “Napoleone” cheese fromAlta Tuscia Cheeses srl also wins the first prize in the “Mature cheeses” category as well as the special prize for the “Best cheese of interest for national and foreign markets”, while in the category dedicated to fresh ricottas the Small artisan cheese shop returns to the podium (third place) with his “Sheep’s Ricotta”.
Good performance by Viterbo companies also in the Rome Award for the best traditional breads and baked products, which sees the Gentili pastry shop Of Tarquinia win the prize for the “Etruscan breadstick” with his “Etruscan breadstick”. “Best baked product of interest for national and foreign markets” in the “Rome and Lazio section” and third place in the “National section”“Taralli and breadsticks” category.
The “multigrain and seed bread” of Fiorentini Bakery Of Canepina snc instead takes first place in the “Wholemeal and functional breads” category of the “National Section”.
All the news on the competitions, products and participating companies can be consulted on the website www.concorsipremioroma.it.
Winners of the 2024 edition
