Modena Food Tour. Is Modena the Real Food Capital of Italy? Modena Italy.
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- Bologna is often touted to be the food capital of Italy. But we found Modena, Bologna's lesser known and smaller neighbor, to be the real food capital. After all, the world's best restaurant (Osteria Francescana) and the world's best chef (Massimo Bottura) are based in Modena, and this is where tortellini were invented and where parmesan cheese and aceto balsamico are carefully curated.
Modena is a small, charming and tranquil city in the heart of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. We recently spent a month living here - exploring, discovering and indulging in the irresistible local cuisine.
We visited a local dairy to see how parmesan cheese is made, we learned how to make tortellini from scratch AND we discovered a surprising tradition around Modena’s liquid gold “aceto balsamico” . We also found a new favorite snack, the gnocco fritto.
Guided tour of parmesan cheese making at 4Maddone: www.caseificio4madonne.it/en/...
Guided tour and tasting of balsamic vinegar at Acetaia Giusti:
giusti.it/en/visit/
So come along and let us show you around Modena’s delectable food scene.
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We’re Emre and Maia. Our videos feature local, authentic, and immersive experiences in Europe. We love to engage with people in their own language, while we spend a gap year being curious about everything! We’re passionate about travel and food and have been to 44 countries with five passports between us! Now we’re in Southern Europe - Italy, France, and Spain - where we dedicate a month to each stay. Longing for simplicity and freedom, we put our remaining possessions in storage, and set out with one suitcase and one carry-on each. Our slow travel mindset works whether you have a few days or a whole year.
This is the first of 3 videos about Modena. Stay tuned for more about the city, its culture, its people and restaurants.
Always love to see my hometown from a different lens. Thank you for all the interesting glimpses of Modena, who I otherwise have dismiss.
Many thanks! We appreciate you kind words. We have two other videos on Modena, too, in case you haven't seen them yet!
Nice video. I mainly take opera trips to Italy and scope out interesting foods and sights in between shows. Two greatest opera singers were from Modena -- Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni. In fact the beautiful Modena Teatro Communale was renamed after Pavarotti.
To avoid tourist crowds and see real Italy, I recommend visiting the 'P' cities -- Pisa, Piacenza, Perugia, Parma, Padua, Pavia, Pordenone, etc. Caveat -- Do Not order cappuccino after 11:00am.
Last but not least, I'm glad to see many new quality Asian restaurants in Italy in recent years, even in a small town like Modena there are several good ristoranti Cinese! Because as much as I love Italian food, like most Americans I crave variety especially if I'm staying a month or longer😋
Thank you for sharing your tips!
Thank you for this video! Im staying in Parma for Christmas and will be sure to visit Modena
Thank you for watching and have a great trip!
thank u for this video! great content, rly enjoyed watching this (:
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching!
Great video, very chill vibe and informative. Thanks!
Thank you for watching!
Awesome video!
Thanks for watching!
Siete eleganti, colti ed affamati. Apprezzo l'affetto per la Liguria.......Vi auguro molti subscribers....
Grazie per il tuo incoraggiamento! Qual è il tuo posto preferito in Liguria?
@@happygoluckytravel Avete registrato parte della puntata di Bogliasco sullo scoglio grosso nella passeggiata di Nervi, cento metri da casa mia. Potrei consigliarvi il Tipico a Bogliasco e per la mia preferita focaccia col formaggio Edo Bar a Sori, un ambiente informale e caotico che a mio vedere propone la migliore in assoluto.....take care and keep travelling
Grazie per i consigli! Abbiamo alcune cose da aspettarci per il nostro prossimo viaggio!
LOOOVED your video! Im going in a few weeks to modena so i’ve been taking notes from this. Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to be there.🙌
Thank you for watching! Have fun in Modena!
A timely discovery of your beautiful and interesting video as I am shortly to visit Modena myself. You have shown much to whet my appetite, bravo!!!
Many thanks! Have a wonderful visit!
So much yummy food! Can't wait to try a fritto.
It's so good! I think it was my favorite, too.
Mmmm I can taste them in that broth. I also miss also tigelle! Great video fra👏👏👏
Thank you for watching. Very tasty!
Great video, I'm subscribing
Awesome, thank you! We appreciate your encouragement!
I just subscribed too. Heading to Modena & other cities in Emilia Romagna in Sept. Definitely taking notes.
@@karengadaleta7557 yep I'm heading there in September too
Have a wonderful trip! Thank you for watching!
Love how you immerse yourselves in a town to really get to know it thoroughly. We would be interested in knowing more about where you stayed while in Modena, grazie!
How fantastic that you might be going to Modena! We don't have a specific place to recommend but do suggest looking for accommodations just outside the historic ring, especially if you arrive by car.
Thanks so much for your prompt reply, we are foodies and loved your recs on restaurants and specialties.@@happygoluckytravel
Just found your Chanel and happy I did. Great video!!! Hoping to get to Modena/Bologna next November.
Have fun! You're so lucky. Is it cold then?
@@happygoluckytravel We are hoping it is chilly. Been to Italy in the summer and that's too hot. Put on a jacket and enjoy the chill :-)
Smart. The food goes well with cold weather, too! Have a great trip.
@@happygoluckytravel Grazie Mille.
My wife and I really enjoy and appreciate your videos. You, as a couple, are doing and experiencing what we see ourselves doing beginning sometime next year. Hats off to you for the time invested in making quality vids. I know it’s off topic, but I wonder if you have any knowledge about finding low-priced longer term car rental options in Italy/Europe? I remember coming across info on that topic a few years ago but can’t seem to locate it. Any help or experience there would be greatly appreciated.
We're so happy for you! All the best for the start of your adventure next year! All the French car manufacturers have great euro-lease programs for non-EU residents. You can pick up the brand new car in a selection of cities, doesn't have to be France. If you keep the car for over a month the numbers start to make a lot of sense. We reserved ours six months before pickup.
Excellent, sounds similar or possibly exactly to what I remember from before. Will definitely pursue that option when not in urban areas and a car is less important. Great tip, thanks!!!
I love your videos! Can I ask what restaurant you had your Gnocco Fritto with cold cuts? Thank you!
Thank you for watching, pretty sure it was Elio Park. Just outside the old city walls in the public park. Also the Gnocco Fritto at Osteria Giusti are great. Enjoy!
Hi 👋 do you remember which cafe or street you were on when you had the gnocco frito with the salumi platter? That looks amazing 😃
Thank you for watching, pretty sure it was Elio Park. Just outside the old city walls in the public park. Also the Gnocco Fritto at Osteria Giusti are great. Enjoy!
@@happygoluckytravel Thank you so much,,, love your videos! 💜
Hi guys
Nice video, do you remember the name of the place where you had the gnocco fritto?
Thank you
Thank you for watching, pretty sure it was Elio Park. Just outside the old city walls in the public park. Enjoy!
I loved this video so much. Do have any succestions for visiting Modena, restaurants, bars or other pasta making places? I have to ask, where did you find that parmigiano-reggiano factory? jJust walk by or? I know that the region is known for that, but I would love to know more insight. Would like to know that balsamico factory also.
Thank you! We have two more Modena videos in our Tuscany playlist, if you haven't seen them yet : one covers restaurants, the other a tour of Modena. Cesare Modena is a great cocktail bar. Below are the links to the Parmesan and Balsamic tours. Have a great trip!!!
See how parmesan cheese is made and do a tasting at Quatro 4 Madonna Dairy www.caseificio4madonne.it/en/
See how balsamic vinegar is made and do a tasting at Giusti
giusti.it/en/museum/
lovely post , very informative and relevant. how do you recommend booking the tours ? appreciated
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching. We just updated the description section of this video to include the links to the parmesan and vinegar tours. You can call or email them to reserve a tour. Have a great visit!
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Can I ask how you got to the Vinegar and Cheese factories? Private tour?
Hi, We put the websites of the vinegar and cheese visits in the details section of the video description. We made reservations ahead of time and took the group tours, but no one else showed up for the vinegar tour so it felt private 😀
@@happygoluckytravel I assume you had a car?
Yes, we had a car as both are outside the city center. Giusti has a tasting room in Modena's center, but they don't make vinegar there. Enjoy your trip!
Ottima summa mutinense... Lambrusco? Tigelle (che sarebbero le "crescentine"!), ciliegie, amaretti, castagne, sbrodolona, torta delle rose, ... sono buone anche le piadine seppur "furi zona". Venite a Modena ... e divertitevi. C'è anche tanta arte e musei molto belli ed interessanti.
Thank you for watching and adding some more great choices!
Le tigelle son tigelle, cotte in una piastra apposita, la crescentina è lo gnocco fritto.
@@marcoamelio4299 Sei serio o stai scherzando? :-) > ... si capisce che non sei di Modena. Scusa: lo gnocco fritto che comperi in bar a Modena è TONDO come le crescentine? Simpaticamente ... balugo
@@simpafete sono di bologna e lo gnocco e la crescentina (fritta) sono simili e in molti locali vengono chiamati in entrambi i modi. non credo si riferisca alla crescenta da forno che trovi al bar. quelle che intende il Signore credo che siano la versione che accoppiano con le tigelle visto che le ha nominate. In entrambi i casi che si tratti del prodotto da forno o no la tigella si chiama solo così.
@@marcoamelio4299 Credo che sarebbe utili imparare ad usare le parole in modo corretto e non come "vanghe per arare la terra" ... se no che si esprima in inglese se non riesce in italiano... ma potrei sbagliarmi. Comunque...tentavo solo di "precisare". Grazie
Siete molto bravi, ma vi prego scrivete e imparate a dirlo Parmigiano Reggiano e non parnesan!!
Thank you for the correction! We appreciate you!
In English it's called parmesan. Words often have translations.
Please, don't say Parmesan Cheese.
Say PARMIGIANO REGGIANO!!!!!!