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Corsican gastronomy
Selection of Corsican products
Information
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Essentials	*
Location
42 ° 52 ′ 48 ″ N 8 ° 0 ′ 36 ″ E
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The Corsican gastronomy is the testimony of the flavors, the know-how and the terroir of this Mediterranean island in the south-east of France.

Ranking

Information: Assessment and classification for the identification, quality and origin of agro-food products.

• Controlled designation of origin (AOC)  
• Protected designation of origin (PDO)  (last update May 2020)
  • Details of PDOs by cards and by INAO (National Institute of Origin and Quality) lists  
• Protected Geographical Indication (IGP)  (last update May 2020)
  • Details of IGP by maps and by INAO (National Institute of Origin and Quality) lists  
• Traditional specialty guaranteed (STG)  (last update May 2020)
• Organic farming (AB)  (last update May 2020)
• Red Label  (last update May 2020)

• We frequently find productions reported in several regions. This is why you will find for example: Brie de Meaux, Champagne, Lamb from Sisteron, etc ... on several pages of Regional Gastronomies corresponding to the limits of the Appellation concerned.

Cold cuts and meats

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Coppa de Corse or Coppa di Corsica AOC - AOP  – pork loin (last update May 2020)
• Dry ham from Corsica or Dry ham from Corsica-Prisuttu AOC - AOP  – Fresh pork thigh (last update May 2020)
• Lonzo de Corse or Lonzo de Corse-Lonzu AOC - AOP (Lonzu)  – Pork Loin (last update May 2020)

Others products

• Figatellu  (last update May 2020)
• Pancetta
• Wild boar pâté
• Wild boar (recommended freshly hunted in August during the hunting season)
• Wild boar sausage

Condiments, herbs, oils, grains and vegetables

Condiments, herbs, oils

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Corsican olive oil - Oliu di Corsica AOC (2004) - AOP (2011)  (last update May 2020)
• Honey from Corsica - Mele di Corsica AOC - AOP  (last update May 2020)

Others products

Cereals and vegetables

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Corsican chestnut flour - Farina castagnina corsa AOC (2006) - AOP (2010)  (last update May 2020)

Others products

Prepared dishes and / or specialties

• Tata Angèle brocciu cannelloni  (last update May 2020)
• Traditional Corsican soup  – Tomatoes, pancetta, red beans, potatoes (last update May 2020)
• Corsican tripettes from Nebbio  – Tripe, calf's trotters, salted snacks, peeled tomatoes (last update May 2020)
• Veal with olives  (last update May 2020)

Fish, seafood, crustaceans and molluscs

Cheeses and dairy products

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Brocciu AOC (1998) - AOP (2003)  (last update May 2020)

Others products

• Sheep's milk cheese
• Goat's milk cheese
• Bastilicacciu  (last update May 2020)
• Calinzanincu  (last update May 2020)
• Casgiu merzu or Casgiu marzu  (last update May 2020)
• U Muntagnolu  – Industrial cheese (last update May 2020)
• Niulincu or Niolo  (last update May 2020)
• Sartinesu  (last update May 2020)
• Venachese or Venaco  (last update May 2020)

Breads, desserts, fruits, citrus fruits, jams, sweets and sweets

Breads

Desserts

• Brocciu fritters
• Canistrelli
• Frappes (sweet cookies)
• Cake with chestnut flour (pollenta, etc.)

Fruits, citrus fruits and jams

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Clementine of Corsica IGP (2007)  (last update May 2020)
• Pomelo de Corse IGP (2014)  (last update May 2020)

Others products

• Citron (Citrus medica)  – Citrus that looks like a large lemon (last update May 2020)
• Myrtles (small berries)

Confectionery

• Small dry cookies with many variations (almonds, anise, lemon, etc.)

Drinks, wines and spirits

• Be careful with alcoholic drinks: the abuse of said alcohol is dangerous, so consume and drink only in moderation.

Waters

Various drinks

Aperitifs, digestives, liqueurs and spirits

• Corsican friend  – Wink for a cocktail created by a waiter in Alpe d'Huez (last update May 2020)
• Liqueurs and eaux-de-vie made from chestnuts
• Myrtle liqueur  (last update May 2020)

Wines

• Corsican vineyard

Local gastronomy

And don't forget that each region has its specialties!

• Gastronomy of the North of France:
  • Gastronomy of Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Picardy gastronomy - Gastronomy of Île-de-France
• Gastronomy of Eastern France:
  • Alsatian gastronomy - Champagne gastronomy - Lorraine gastronomy - Burgundy gastronomy - Franche-Comté gastronomy
• Gastronomy of the West of France:
  • Norman gastronomy - Breton gastronomy - Gastronomy of Pays de la Loire - Gastronomy of the Center-Val de Loire
• Gastronomy of the Center-East of France:
  • Auvergne gastronomy - Rhône-Alpes gastronomy
• Gastronomy of the South and South-East of France:
  • Gastronomy of Midi-Pyrénées -Gastronomy of Languedoc-Roussillon - Gastronomy of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Corsican gastronomy
• Gastronomy of South West France:
  • Aquitaine gastronomy - Gastronomy of Poitou-Charentes - Limousin gastronomy