Food of San Marino

San Marino's kitchen is that of Italy's Emilia-Romagna: fresh pasta, piadina flatbread, grilled meats, cheese and layered cakes. Cooking is simple and seasonal, and desserts like the Torta Titano are specialties of the small republic.

Piadina
National dish

Piadina

Thin flatbread filled with cheese, prosciutto and arugula.

Staples

  • flour
  • pasta
  • pork
  • cheese
  • beans
  • eggs
  • olive oil
  • hazelnuts

Signature flavors

  • rosemary
  • garlic
  • parsley
  • black pepper
  • fennel
  • sage

Main dishes

Piadina
Piadina

Thin flatbread filled with cheese, prosciutto and arugula.

Key ingredients: flour, lard, prosciutto, squacquerone
Cappelletti
Cappelletti

Small stuffed pasta in broth or with ragu.

Key ingredients: pasta, ricotta, Parmesan
Nidi di rondine

Baked pasta rolls with ham, cheese and tomato.

Key ingredients: pasta, ham, cheese, tomato
Tagliatelle al ragu
Tagliatelle al ragu

Egg pasta with slow-cooked meat sauce.

Key ingredients: pasta, beef, pork, tomatoFull guide →
Grilled meats
Grilled meats

Pork and rabbit grilled over embers.

Key ingredients: pork, rosemary
Bustrengo
Bustrengo

Rustic apple and cornmeal cake.

Key ingredients: cornmeal, apples

Breakfast

Ciambella

Ring-shaped sweet breakfast cake.

Key ingredients: flour, sugar
Cappuccino and cornetto

Coffee with a pastry.

Key ingredients: coffee, pastry

Street food

Piadina farcita
Piadina farcita

Filled piadina from kiosks.

Key ingredients: piadina, cheese
Pizza al taglio
Pizza al taglio

Pizza slices.

Key ingredients: dough, tomato

Soups

Zuppa di ceci

Chickpea and rosemary soup.

Key ingredients: chickpeas, rosemary
Pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli

Bean and pasta soup.

Key ingredients: beans, pasta

Salads

Insalata mista

Mixed green salad.

Key ingredients: lettuce, tomato, oil

Desserts and sweets

Torta Titano

Layered wafer and chocolate hazelnut cake.

Key ingredients: hazelnuts, chocolate, wafers
Cassatella

Fried pastry with sweet filling.

Key ingredients: dough, sugar
Torta tre monti
Torta tre monti

Wafer cake with hazelnut cream.

Key ingredients: wafers, hazelnut cream
Zuppa inglese
Zuppa inglese

Custard and sponge dessert.

Key ingredients: sponge, custard, chocolate

Drinks

Espresso
Espresso

Italian coffee.

Key ingredients: coffeeFull guide →
Aranciata
Aranciata

Orange soda.

Key ingredients: orange, water
Fresh juices

Squeezed fruit.

Key ingredients: fruit
Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate

Thick cocoa.

Key ingredients: chocolate, milk

Fruits and produce

Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts

Used in sweets.

Key ingredients: cakes
Grapes
Grapes

Fresh table grapes.

Key ingredients: fresh
Peaches
Peaches

Summer peaches.

Key ingredients: fresh
Figs
Figs

Sweet figs.

Key ingredients: freshFull guide →

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About this page

Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.

Photo credits
  • Piadina romagnola 2: Lasagnolo9, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • 02 Cappelletti - Cappellacci - Pasta ripiena - Cucina tipica - Ferrara: Lungoleno, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tagliatelle al ragù (image modified): Ivan Vighetto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Grillen - BBQ - Barbeque - Fleisch auf dem Grill: www.elbpresse.de, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Bustrengo: Peter Smith, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Pizza al taglio: Shoebill2, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Pasta e fagioli cannellini: Spinoziano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • La Serenissima Torta Tre Monti: Mooonswimmer, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • 3 Zuppa inglese: Lungoleno, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tazzina di caffè a Ventimiglia: Lemone, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Orangeade: Ubcule, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Chocolate cup Chantilly porcelain 18th century: World Imaging, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Hazelnuts (Corylus avellana) - whole with kernels: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Grapes, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Illustration Prunus persica clean no descr: File:Illustration Prunus persica0.jpg: PLEASE COMPLETE AUTHOR INFORMATION derivative work: Kenraiz, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Ficus carica L, 1771: Trew, C.J, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)