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What are PAT products? (Traditional Food Products)

The acronym PAT stands for Prodotti Agroalimentari Tradizionali (Traditional Food Products), a recognition established by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural and Food Policies that has identified more than 5,000 traditional Italian products. The purpose is to promote national and international awareness of foods that are very often the result of tradition and artisanship.

prodotti PAT

 

In fact, the basic requirement to be included in such a list refers precisely to the method of processing, preservation and seasoning consolidated over time, which must be linked to traditional rules, for a defined time of not less than twenty-five years.

prodotti PAT

 

The European Union has yet to regulate this category because it is believed that it may end up being confused with the PGI and PDO labels, deeming it inappropriate to associate the product with a very specific territory. Italy has therefore delegated to the regions the task of including new products worthy of recognition, which will be added to the current lists.

prodotti DOP, IGP, PAT

 

Just as in the case of PDOs, the region with the largest number of PAT products is Campania, with a total of 580, followed by Tuscany, Lazio, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto and Piedmont. We mention among the best-known PATs the myrtle of Sardinia, taralli pugliesi, sugo all’amatriciana, grappa and ricciarelli di Siena.

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Napoli – capoluogo della Regione Campania

 

A brand, the PAT brand, which intends to keep alive the centuries-old traditions of agri-food products from the various Italian regions and which, it is hoped, will soon obtain the approval of European institutions. With the support of the latter, a new category could emerge, also recognized at the European level, capable of protecting even more restricted production territories and more niche products.

 

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