'11th November 2006 to 25th February 2007

The thirteenth edition of "Valceno - His Majesty Mr Pig being served", delighting palates from '11th November 2006 to 25th February 2007'.

This culture and food event is a journey through ancient traditions and aromas of a rich, generous land; at carefully laid tables in 36 restaurants, trattorie, inns and farmhouses for unforgettable evenings!!
The Towns involved, coordinated by Parma Turismi, are:

Solignano, Varano de' Melegari, Bardi, Varsi, Bore, Pellegrino Parmense, Fornovo, Medesano e Valmozzola, where for 13 weekends typical locations offer guests menus with the typical black Valceno pig as the main attraction.

The novelty of this 13th edition of "Valceno being served" is that the event goes beyond just restaurants to involve those locations where these culinary delights originate. Thus excursions and guided tours of bakeries, ham and cheese -making locations in the territory (all free of charge with obligatory booking tel. 0521/228152).

The event, coordinated by Parma Turismi, is organised by the Pro Loco of Varano de' Melegari together with Town Administration, by the Province of Parma, the Mountain Communities of the Valleys Taro and Ceno supported by the Cariparma Foundation and the Community program "leader plus" managed by Soprip.

Furthermore, all local restaurants are offering special tasting menus with pork as the main attraction. For some of the best recipes offered please go to our recipe  section and discover…His majesty Mr Pork: from toast with lard to pork stewed in red wine, ending with the “sbrisolona” cake speciality, lots of exclusive Winter recipes.

Here are some of the most important dates:

-	Friday 12 January 2007 to Sunday 14 January 2007 Bore Solignano
-	Sunday 21st January 2007 Varano de' Melegari 10.00 - 12.00 and 15.00 - 17.00 Free guided tour to the Geminiani seasoning Factory
-	From Friday 26th January 2007 to Sunday 28th January 2007 Varano de' Melegari
-	Sunday 4th February 2007 Varsi 8.30 - 10.30 Visit to the Valceno Cheese factory
-	From Friday 9th February 2007 to Sunday 11th February 2007 Bardi Varsi
-	Sunday 11th February 2007 Pellegrino Parmense 10.00 - 12.00 and 15.00 - 17.00 Free guided tour of the bakery of Gianni and Elio Lusignani
-	Sunday 18th February 2007 Fornovo di Taro 10.00 – 12.00 and 15.00 - 17.00 Free guided tour of the craft ham-making concern Lucedio Bocchi
-	Sunday 25th February 2007 Bardi 9.00 - 12.00 Free guided tour of the farming concern of Brugnoli Fratelli. Booking obligatory

For the Complete Event Calendar:
http://eventi.parma.it
ParmaTurismi: info@parmaturismi.it
Iat Fornovo: prolocofo@libero.it