The food valley

Parma's world-renowned ingredients

Take a tour into the Museums of Food

A stop for each ingredient

Parma Ham

Parma Ham Museum

Discover the history of Parma Ham

Wine

Wine Museum

The secrets of wine-making

Pasta

The Pasta Museum

From the seed to the plate

The Felino Salami Museum

Discover the past traditions

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The Parmesan Cheese Museum

Milk transformed into a precious substance

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The Culatello di Zibello

Don't miss this excellent cold-cut

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The Tomato Museum

The so-called red gold

Learn about useful tools and ancient traditions

Origins and food heritage in Parma

At the table across the centuries

Learn about past food culture

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The Gourmand's Banquet

Feasting at a 16th century table

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The Sanvitale Kitchen

A testimony from the 17th century

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The King's Cake

A French 18th century tradition

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The Modest Bourgeois

Inside an 18th century Kitchen

Know your recipe

A collection of historical cookbooks

Barilla Historical Archive

A 50 year testimony

From the pasta experts archives

Order in style

Zoom into these vintage menus

Official Breakfast menu offered to the Minister of Propaganda and Print Guido Schmidt

Italia, Roma, Albergo Excelsior: pranzo

Where it all began

The growth of the pasta hub

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Can you taste a painting?

Discover food in Parma art

The Dramatic Tension of a Fruit Basket

Not just a still-life paiting

Pasta in the pop culture

Author advertising and graphics

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Pasta Diva

The faces of pasta

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The perfect shape

An history of eggs in advertising

Federico Fellini's Rigatoni

Funny, dreamlike atmospheres

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