Typical Trentino recipes and flavors of Val di Sole

Recipes and flavors of Trentino

Trentino cuisine is born from simple ingredients, mountain products, and recipes handed down over time.

At Maso dei Sapori in Mezzana, in Val di Sole, we want to collect some of the recipes we love the most: traditional dishes, simple ideas to prepare at home, and pairings with speck, cheeses, honey, polenta, and local wines.

You don't need to be a great chef: many of our mountain recipes are born precisely from simplicity.

Trentino Canederli (Bread Dumplings)

Bread, speck, milk, eggs, and a few other ingredients for one of the most well-known dishes of mountain cuisine.

Discover our Trentino canederli recipe →

Trentino Polenta

A great classic of Alpine cuisine. We will explain how to prepare it and how to pair it with cheeses, cured meats, and other local products.

Discover how to prepare Trentino polenta →

Honey and cheeses

Which honey should you choose for an Alpine cheese? Is it better to use wildflower, chestnut, or a more delicate honey?

Learn how to pair honeys and cheeses based on the intensity and characteristics of the products.

 pairings between honeys and cheeses→

Trentino aperitif→

Speck, cured meats, cheeses, bread, preserves, and a good glass of wine: simple ideas to prepare a true Trentino aperitif at home.

Spätzle→

The small dumplings typical of Alpine cuisine.

Spätzle are practical and versatile: discover how to cook them and season them with speck, cream, cheeses, mushrooms, and walnuts.

We will show you one of our favorite versions.

Pasta with cream, speck, and walnuts→

A quick and easy recipe where the speck takes center stage, accompanied by the creaminess of the sauce and the crunch of the walnuts.

Salad with apples, Casolet cheese, cabbage, and walnuts

A fresh recipe that combines some of the flavors of Val di Sole:

Casolet, apples, cabbage, and walnuts→


Bring a bit of Trentino home

Many of the ingredients used in our recipes can be found at Maso dei Sapori, in Mezzana.

Speck and cured meats, Trentino and Alpine cheeses, honey, polenta, preserves, wines, and many other specialties change throughout the year based on availability and the producers we select.

If you are on vacation in Val di Sole, come visit us: in addition to choosing products, we will be happy to advise you on how to use and pair them.