Culinary museums in Europe: when to try exhibits

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AlkmaarAlong with achievements in architecture and urban planning, Europe is famous for the development of the culinary arts. Many museums located in all parts of the continent are dedicated to him. It's hard to imagine traveling to another country without getting to know the local cuisine, and food museums are designed to make this familiarity even closer.

One of the most widespread European cuisines around the world is Italian. It is not surprising that this country has one of the leading positions in the number of culinary museums. Only in the province of Parma there are four of them. In Soranje, in the old building cheese dairies, you can get acquainted with the technology of making and ripening Parmesan - the most famous Italian cheese.

The museum in Collecchio is dedicated to the tomato, where curious tourists can visit the building that was once a cannery and learn a lot about the process of growing, processing and storing this important crop. Another well-known product throughout Italy, prosciutto, is dedicated to a separate museum in Langirano, where after a fascinating excursion, guests will be offered to taste delicious Parma ham... Another museum dedicated to Italian meat products is located in Felino.

A museum in the city of Alkmaar is dedicated to one of the symbols of Holland - cheese. Its guests have the opportunity not only to get acquainted with the history of cheese production, but also to taste some samples.

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Fans of German cuisine will appreciate the Museum of Sausage in Tomato Sauce with Spices, which is located in Berlin. After a fascinating story about the history of this dish, visitors can taste it right in the museum. The spice theme is continued by another German museum - the Spice Museum in Hamburg. His collection contains about 50 types of spices from all over the world. No less interesting are expositions with devices for preparing spices, the number of which reaches thousands of copies. All visitors receive a bag of pepper as a gift.

When visiting the Belgian city of Bruges, don't forget to stop by the Chips Museum. In addition to traditional expositions dedicated to cultivation and production technologies, here are presented objects of art in any way related to fried potatoes... French fries can be enjoyed at the museum's restaurant.

Well, those with a sweet tooth should visit France, in the city of Uzes, famous for its Museum marmalade... This museum is especially popular with children as complex technological processes of sweets production are explained here in an entertaining way. And, of course, you cannot do without the world capital of chocolate - Switzerland. One of the famous "chocolate" museums is located in the city of Caslano, where, in addition to a tour and tasting, visitors have the opportunity to make their own plate chocolate.

Of course, this is only a small fraction of the number of “tasty” museums that European countries offer us. A visit to any of them will allow you to get a more complete picture of the culture and traditions of the region in which the museum is located.

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