What is in season in Parma, and what to order when the market changes.

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November Porc

7-29 NovCulatello and pork traditions

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Spring

Erbette chard
The leafy filling of tortelli d'erbetta comes into its own; trattoria menus lean green from April.
Fresh Parmigiano batches
Dairies welcome visitors year round, but spring milk starts the wheels that will be tasted in future years.
Festivals this seasonParma Street Food FestivalExpected 29 May to 2 Jun 2027

Summer

Tortellata di San Giovanni
On 23 June Parma eats tortelli d'erbetta outdoors for the midsummer feast; osterias lay long tables.
Tomato harvest
The Food Valley's pomodoro season peaks from August; the processing plains around Parma run at full tilt.

Autumn

Porcino di Borgotaro IGP
Italy's only IGP porcini come down from the Taro valley; the Borgotaro fair fills two September weekends.
Fragno black truffle
The Val Baganza truffle appears from October; Calestano's hills supply the city's risottos and tortelli.
Prosciutto Festival
Langhirano opens its curing houses in early September for Finestre Aperte during the Festival del Prosciutto.
Festivals this seasonNovember Porc7-29 NovFestival del Prosciutto di ParmaExpected 3-5 Sep 2027

Winter

Anolini in brodo
The stuffed pasta in capon broth is Parma's Christmas rite and stays on trattoria menus all winter.
Bolliti
Boiled-meat trolleys roll from September to April; Cocchi's is the city's reference version.
Culatello fog season
The Bassa's fog does the ageing; November Porc celebrates the pig across four river towns each November.

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