The Cuisine of Le Marche

The food and cooking of Le Marche makes the most of the bounty of the sea as well as produce from the land. The port of Ancona has traded in exotic ingredients from countries to the east for centuries. There is always something joyous about the preparation and consumption of food in this region, a sense of tremendous happiness and pleasure derived from making and eating the traditional dishes. The huge number of farms testifies to the area’s rich agricultural heritage.