Ark of Taste
The Ark of Taste is an international catalogue of endangered heritage foods which is maintained by the global Slow Food movement. The Ark is designed to preserve at-risk foods that are sustainably produced, unique in taste, and part of a distinct ecoregion. Contrary to the most literal definition of plant and animal conservation, the Ark of Taste aims to maintain edibles in its purview by actively encouraging their cultivation for consumption. By doing so, Slow Food hopes to promote the growing and eating of foods which are sustainable and preserve biodiversity in the human food chain.
Foods included in the list are intended to be "culturally or historically linked to a specific region, locality, ethnicity or traditional production practice", in addition to being rare. Which foods meet these criteria is decided by an adjudicating committee made up of members of the Slow Food nonprofit organization; all candidates go through a formal nomination process which includes tastings and identification of producers within the region.
Since the foundation of the Ark in 1996, 4866 products from over 149 countries have been included and growing daily. The list includes not only prepared foods and food products, but also a great many livestock breeds, as well as vegetable and fruit cultivars. All foods in the catalogue are accompanied by a list of resources for those wishing to grow or buy them.
A selected list of Ark of Taste foods
Ark of Taste foods in Italy
The sources for the Italian section, unless other specified, are the lists selectable from , Fondazione Slow Food per la Biodiversità.| Food | State/region | Food type |
| Acquaviva red onion | Apulia | Onions |
| Bionda dell'Adamello | Lombardy | Goat breed |
| Aged Asiago cheese | Veneto | Cheese |
| Agerola Fior di Latte | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Agerolese cattle | Campania | Cattle breed |
| Agnone Caciocavallo | Molise | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Ahrntaler Graukäse | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Albenga Violet asparagus | Liguria | Vegetables |
| Alburni Caciocavallo Podolico | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Alcamo Porceddu melon | Sicily | Fruit |
| Alpagota lamb | Veneto | Sheep breed |
| Altamurana sheep | Apulia | Sheep breed |
| Amalfi Sfusato lemon | Campania | Lemons |
| Ancona Crocetta | Marche | Fish |
| Aquilano Caciofiore | Abruzzo | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Aspromonte Caprino | Calabria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Badalucco, Conio and Pigna beans | Liguria | Pulses |
| Bagnolese Pecorino | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Bagnolese sheep | Campania | Sheep breed |
| Bagolino Bagòss | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Bale d'asu | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Banale Ciuighe | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cured meats |
| Basilican Podolico Caciocavallo | Basilicata | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Bazzone Prosciutto | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Valle del Belice sheep | Sicily | Sheep breed |
| Belìce Vastedda | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Bella-Muro sausage | Basilicata | Cured meats |
| Belmonte tomato | Calabria | Tomatoes |
| Bergamot orange | Calabria | Fruit |
| Bettelmatt | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Biancoperla corn | Veneto | Grains/cereals |
| Bitter orange flower water | Liguria | Spirits |
| Bitto of the valleys around Valtelline | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Bivona peach | Sicily | Peaches |
| Calabrese | Calabria | Pig breed |
| Casertana | Campania | Pig breed |
| Black cherry wine | Marche | Must and wine-based drinks |
| Black Sicilian bee | Sicily | Bee breed |
| Bolli alla livornese | Tuscany | Cakes and biscuits |
| Bra Sausage | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Brigasca sheep | Liguria | Sheep breed |
| Brigasca Sheep Tomas | Liguria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Bronte pistachio | Sicily | Fruit |
| Bruzzu | Liguria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Buras apple | Piedmont | Apple variety |
| Burlina cattle | Veneto | Cattle breed |
| Cabannina cattle | Liguria | Cattle breed |
| Cabras Mullet Roe | Sardinia | Preserved fish |
| Caciofiore | Apulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Caciofiore of the Roman Countryside | Lazio | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Calvana cattle | Tuscany | Cattle breed |
| Calvilla apple | Piedmont | Apple variety |
| Campotosto Mortadellas | Abruzzo | Cured meats |
| Cancellara Sausage | Basilicata | Cured meats |
| Canestrato | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Canestrato Pugliese | Apulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Cantiano Black Cherry | Marche | Vegetable preserves |
| Capracotta Pecorino | Molise | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Caprauna turnip | Piedmont | Vegetable variety |
| Capriglio pepper, peperone di Capriglio | Piedmont | Pepper variety |
| Caprino Ossolano | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Cardoon honey | Sardinia | Honeys |
| Carla apple | Piedmont | Apple variety |
| Carmagnola grey rabbit | Piedmont | Rabbits |
| Carmagnola Ox-Horn Pepper | Piedmont | Pepper variety |
| Carmasciano | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Carmignano Dried Fig | Tuscany | Vegetable preserves |
| Carnia | Veneto | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Carnia or Cuc | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Carosello | Apulia | Vegetables |
| Carpino Broad Beans | Apulia | Bean variety |
| Casentino Prosciutto | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Casizolu | Sardinia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Casola Chestnut Bread | Tuscany | Bread |
| Casoperuto | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Castagna Del Prete | Campania | Vegetable preserves |
| Castel del Monte Canestrato | Abruzzo | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Castelfranco Variegato | Veneto | Vegetables |
| Castellammare Violet Artichoke | Campania | Vegetables |
| Castelvetrano Black Bread | Sicily | Bread |
| Casu Axedu | Sardinia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Casu Marzu | Sardinia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Cavalese Caprino | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Certaldo Onion | Tuscany | Onion variety |
| Cervia Artisan Sea Salt | Emilia Romagna | Herbs and aromas |
| Cetica Red Potato | Tuscany | Potato variety |
| Ciaculli Late-Winter Mandarin | Sicily | Citrus variety |
| Ciarimbolo | Marche | Cured meats |
| Ciavàr, mad sausage | Emilia Romagna | Cured meats |
| Cilavegna Asparagus | Lombardy | Vegetable variety |
| Cilentana Goat | Campania | Goat breed |
| Cilento Dotted Fig | Campania | Fruit |
| Cilento Goat Cacioricotta | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Cinisara cattle | Sicily | Cattle breed |
| Cinisara Cattle Caciocavallo | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Cinque Terre Sciacchetrà | Liguria | Wine |
| Cinta Senese pig | Tuscany | Pig breed |
| Classic Mortadella | Emilia Romagna | Cured meats |
| Coazze Cevrin | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Cocomerina Pear | Emilia Romagna | Pear variety |
| Coggiola Paletta | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Colaz | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Oven-baked product |
| Colli Bolognesi Sweet Pecorino | Emilia Romagna | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Colonnata Lard | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Commercio Apple | Emilia Romagna | Apple variety |
| Conca Casale Signora | Molise | Cured meats |
| Controne Bean | Campania | Pulses |
| Corbara plum tomato | Campania | Tomato variety |
| Crotonese Canestrato | Calabria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Dandelion honey | Piedmont | Honey |
| Decollatura Soppressata | Calabria | Cured meats |
| Delia Cuddrireddra | Sicily | Cakes and biscuits |
| Desulo Ham | Sardinia | Cured meats |
| Diamante Smooth Lime | Calabria | Fruit variety |
| Dominici apple | Piedmont | Apple variety |
| Donkey salami | Veneto | Cured meats |
| Dried Calizzano and Murialdo Chestnuts | Liguria | Vegetable preserves |
| Etna Silver goat | Sicily | Goat breed |
| Etna Tabacchiera peach | Sicily | Peach variety |
| Fabriano Salame | Marche | Cured meats |
| Fagagna Pestàt | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cured meats |
| Farindola Pecorino | Abruzzo | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Ferrandina baked olives | Basilicata | Vegetable preserve |
| Fig cake | Marche | Cakes and biscuits |
| Filiano pecorino | Basilicata | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Filindeu | Sardinia | Grains/cereals |
| Finale Carla apple | Liguria | Apple variety |
| Fiore Sardo shepherds' cheese | Sardinia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Florentine Bardiccio | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Floresta Provola | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Formadi Frant | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Fortore ham | Campania | Cured meats |
| Frabosana sheep | Piedmont | Sheep breed |
| Francesca apple | Emilia Romagna | Apple variety |
| Frisa goat | Lombardy | Goat breed |
| Garbagna Bella cherry | Piedmont | Cherries |
| Garfagnana Biroldo | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Garfagnana potato bread | Tuscany | Bread |
| Garfagnina cattle | Tuscany | Cattle breed |
| Garfagnina bianca sheep | Tuscany | Sheep breed |
| Gargano goat | Apulia | Goat breed |
| Podolica cattle from the Gargano | Apulia | Cattle breed |
| Gargano Podolico Caciocavallo | Apulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Gavi Testa in cassetta | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Giarratana Onion | Sicily | Onions |
| Gioddu | Sardinia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Gioi Soppressata | Campania | Cured meats |
| Girgentana Goat | Sicily | Goat breed |
| Goose in Onto | Veneto | Preserves |
| Gota | Emilia Romagna | Cured meats |
| Grappa Morlacco Cheese | Veneto | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Gravina Pallone | Apulia and Basilicata | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Gressoney Toma | Valle d'Aosta | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Tyrolese Grey Cattle | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cattle breed |
| Guilmi sausage | Abruzzo | Cured meats |
| High mountain Agordo cheese | Veneto | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Horse coppietta | Lazio | Cured meats |
| Iblei Mountains thyme honey | Sicily | Honey |
| Interdonato lemon | Sicily | Lemon variety |
| Ischia Cave rabbit | Campania | Rabbit |
| Lake Trasimeno bean | Umbria | Vegetables |
| Lampascioni | Apulia | Vegetables |
| Langan sheep tuma | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Langhe sheep | Piedmont | Sheep breed |
| Late-Harvest Leonforte Peaches | Sicily | Peach variety |
| Laticauda pecorino | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Laticauda sheep | Campania | Sheep breed |
| Lemon-shaped Cacio | Marche | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Leonforte broad bean | Sicily | Pulses |
| Limoncella apple | Campania | Apple variety |
| Lodi Pannerone | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Londa Regina peaches | Tuscany | Peach variety |
| Macagn | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Madernassa pear | Piedmont | Pear variety |
| Madonie Manna | Sicily | Vegetable preserves |
| Madonie Provola | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Magghia Masculina | Sicily | Fish |
| Magnana apple | Piedmont | Apple variety |
| Maiorchino | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Malga Mount Veronese | Veneto | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Mallegato | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Manteca | Basilicata and Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Mantovana pink apple | Emilia Romagna | Apple variety |
| Marceddì Arselle | Sardinia | Fish |
| Marcetto | Abruzzo | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Marcundela | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cured meats |
| Maremmana | Tuscany | Cattle breed |
| Mariola | Emilia Romagna | Cured meats |
| Martin Dubi pear | Piedmont | Pear variety |
| Martin Sec pear | Piedmont | Pear variety |
| Martina Franca Capocollo | Apulia | Cured meats |
| Martinone pear | Piedmont | Pear variety |
| Marzolina | Lazio | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Marzotica | Apulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Masedu artichoke | Sardinia | Vegetable variety |
| Matera bread | Basilicata | Cattle breed |
| Materana Mountain Pezzente | Basilicata | Cured meats |
| Mazzi | Lazio | Cured meats |
| Menaica anchovies | Campania | Preserved fish |
| Merca | Sardinia | Preserved fish |
| Mezzago asparagus | Lombardy | Vegetable variety |
| Minuta olive | Sicily | Fruit |
| Bianca Modenese cattle | Emilia Romagna | Cattle breed |
| Moena Puzzone | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Molana | Liguria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Moleche | Veneto | Fish |
| Moliterno Casieddu | Basilicata | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Moliterno Pecorino | Basilicata | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Monaco Provolone | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Mondovì cornmeal biscuits | Piedmont | Oven-baked products |
| Monreale white plums | Sicily | Fruit variety |
| Montasio d'alpeggio | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Monte Marzano Pecorino | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Monte Poro Pecorino | Calabria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Montébore | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Montefalcone del Sannio Caprino | Molise | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Montenero di Bisaccia Ventricina | Molise | Cured meats |
| Monti Sibillini pecorino | Marche | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Montine asparagus | Veneto | Vegetable variety |
| Montoro Bronze onion | Campania | Onionvariety |
| Mora Romagnola pig | Emilia Romagna | Pig breed |
| Morano Felciata | Calabria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Mormanno lentil | Calabria | Vegetables |
| Cappone di Morozzo, from Bionda Piemontese chicken | Piedmont | Breeds |
| Moscato Passito wine from Valle Bagnario | Piedmont | Wines |
| Motta squared pepper | Piedmont | Pepper variety |
| Mountain Castelmagno | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Mozzarella in Myrtle | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Murianengo or Moncenisio | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Musulupu | Calabria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Napoletana goat | Campania | Goat breed |
| Napoli salami | Campania | Cured meats |
| Nassa shrimp | Campania | Fish |
| Navelli saffron | Abruzzo | Herbs and aromas |
| Neapolitan papaccella | Campania | Vegetables |
| Nero dei Nebrodi pig | Sicily | Pig breed |
| Nebrodi Provola | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Nizza Monferrato "hunchback" cardoon | Piedmont | Vegetable variety |
| Noli anchovies | Liguria | Fish |
| Non Valley Mortandela | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cured meats |
| Noto almond | Sicily | Almond variety |
| Nùbia red garlic | Sicily | Garlic variety |
| Onano Lentil | Lazio | Pulses |
| Orbetello Bottarga | Tuscany | Preserved fish |
| Orobica goat | Lombardy | Goat breed |
| Osilo Pecorino | Sardinia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Ottofile corn | Piedmont | Grains/cereals |
| Ozieri Copuleta | Sardinia | Cakes and biscuits |
| Paddaccio | Basilicata | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Padovana chicken | Veneto | Chicken breeds |
| Pantelleria caper | Pantelleria | Vegetable preserves |
| Pantesco donkey | Pantelleria | Donkey breeds |
| Pantelleria Zibibbo grapes | Pantelleria | Fruit variety |
| Peccioli Colombana grapes | Tuscany | Fruit variety |
| Petuccia and Peta | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cured meats |
| Pezzogna | Campania | Fish |
| Piacentino | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Bionda Piemontese chicken | Piedmont | Chicken breeds |
| Piemontese cattle | Piedmont | Cattle breeds |
| Piennolo small tomato | Campania | Tomato variety |
| Pietraroja Prosciutto | Campania | Cured meats |
| Pisci Affumau | Sardinia | Preserved fish |
| Pistoian Mountain Pecorino | Tuscany | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Pitina | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cured meats |
| Podolica cattle | Basilicata | Cattle breeds |
| Poirino tench | Piedmont | Fish |
| Polizzi Badda bean | Sicily | Pulses |
| Pompìa | Sardinia | Fruit variety |
| Ponzone baciato filet | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Portonovo wild mussel | Marche | Fish |
| Poverello bean | Calabria | Pulses |
| Prato Mortadella | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Prescinseûa | Liguria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Primiero mountain butter | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Procida lemon | Campania | Lemon variety |
| Quarantina Potato | Liguria | Potato variety |
| Radìc di mont | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Vegetable variety |
| Ragusa Carrubo | Sicily | Fruit variety |
| Ragusano donkey | Sicily | Donkey breeds |
| Ragusano | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Raschera d'alpeggio | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Rasco | Calabria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Reblec | Valle d'Aosta | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Rebruchon | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Reggiana cattle | Emilia Romagna | Cattle breeds |
| Rendena cattle | Veneto | Cattle breeds |
| Resia garlic | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Garlic variety |
| Rhododendron honey | Piedmont | Honeys |
| Ribera vanilla orange | Sicily | Orange variety |
| Ricotta Forte | Apulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Ricotta Infornata | Sicily | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Ricotta Mustia | Sardinia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Rimella Caprino | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Rivello Soperzata | Basilicata | Cured meats |
| Robiola del Bec | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Robiola di Ceva or Mondovì | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Robiola of Roccaverano | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Roccaverano goat | Piedmont | Goat breed |
| Romagnola cattle | Emilia Romagna | Cattle breeds |
| Roman Conciato | Campania | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Roncallina apple | Liguria | Apple variety |
| Rosemary honey | Apulia and Sardinia | Honeys |
| Rotonda red eggplant | Basilicata | Vegetable variety |
| Rotonda tomato | Basilicata | Tomato variety |
| Roveja | Umbria | Pulses |
| Runsé apple | Piedmont | Apple variety |
| Salama da Sugo | Emilia Romagna | Cured meats |
| Salami with lengual | Lombardy | Cured meats |
| Salato | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Salina caper | Sicily | Vegetable preserves |
| Bianca di Saluzzo chicken | Piedmont | Chicken breed |
| Salva | Liguria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Sambucana lamb | Piedmont | Sheep breeds |
| San Gavino Monreale saffron | Sardinia | Herbs and aromas |
| San Gregorio Magno soppressata | Campania | Cured meats |
| San Marzano tomato | Campania | Tomato variety |
| Sant'Agata dei Goti Annurca apple | Campania | Annurca historical Italian apple cultivar |
| Sant'Angelo di Brolo Salami | Sicily | Cured meats |
| Sant'Erasmo purple artichoke | Veneto | Vegetables |
| Santo Stefano di Sessanio Lentil | Abruzzo | Pulses |
| Santo Trentino wine | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Wine |
| Saracena Moscato | Calabria | Wine |
| Saras del fen | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Sarconi bean | Basilicata | Pulses |
| Sardo-modicana cattle | Sardinia | Cattle breeds |
| Sasaka | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cured meats |
| Saviore valley Fatulì | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Savoiarda sheep | Piedmont | Sheep breed |
| Savona Chinotto sour orange | Liguria | Citrus variety |
| Savory honey | Abruzzo | Honeys |
| Scipiona pear | Emilia Romagna | Pear variety |
| Scuete Fumade | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Senise pepper | Basilicata | Pepper variety |
| Serra de'Conti Cicerchia | Marche | Pulses |
| Sfratto | Tuscany | Cakes and biscuits |
| Raviggiolo sheep | Tuscany | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Sibillini Mountains pink apple | Marche | Apple variety |
| Siena Buristo | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Sila Soppressata | Calabria | Cured meats |
| Slattato | Marche | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Smoked horse meat | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cured meats |
| Smoked ricotta | Calabria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Sole, Peio and Rabbi valleys Casolèt | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Sopravissana sheep | Abruzzo | Sheep breed |
| Sopravissana sheep pecorino | Abruzzo | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Sorana bean | Tuscany | Pulses |
| Sorrentino tomato | Campania | Tomato variety |
| Sorrento lemon | Campania | Lemon variety |
| Spadona pear | Emilia Romagna | Pears |
| Spalla cruda | Emilia Romagna | Cured meats |
| Spilinga Nduja | Calabria | Meat byproducts |
| Stilfser | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Stracchino | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Stracciata | Abruzzo | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Strachitund | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Susianella | Lazio | Cured meats |
| Tenera Ascoli olive | Marche | Vegetable preserves |
| Teresa apple | Liguria | Apple variety |
| Tergu salame | Sardinia | Cured meats |
| Testun | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Toma di Balme | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Toma di Elva | Piedmont | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Tombea | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Torbole broccoli | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Vegetables |
| Toritto almond | Apulia | Nuts |
| Torriana grey apple | Piedmont | Apple variety |
| Tortona strawberry | Piedmont | Strawberries |
| Tortona Valley salami | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Varzese Ottonese Tortonese cattle | Piedmont | Cattle breeds |
| Tosco-Romagnolo Apennine Raviggiolo | Emilia Romagna | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Traditional Alta Murgia bread | Apulia | Bread |
| Traditional Cetara anchovy extract | Campania | Preserved fish |
| Traditional Genepy from the Cuneo valleys | Piedmont | Spirits |
| Traditional marinated Comacchio Valleys eel | Emilia Romagna | Preserved fish |
| Trapani Artisan sea salt | Sicily | Herbs and aromas |
| Trentino Luganega | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cured meats |
| Trevi Black celery | Umbria | Vegetables |
| Triora Alpeggio cheese | Liguria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Tuscan Sea palamita | Tuscany | Fish |
| Ur-Paarl | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Bread |
| Ustica lentil | Sicily | Pulses |
| Val Borbera Fagiolane | Piedmont | Pulses |
| Val d'Ossola Mortadella | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Val Vigezzo ham | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Valchiavenna goat Violino | Lombardy | Cured meats |
| Valdarno chicken | Tuscany | Chicken |
| Valdarno tarese | Tuscany | Cured meats |
| Valfortorina sheep | Campania | Sheep breed |
| Valle Argentina formaggetta | Liguria | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Vallesana goat | Piedmont | Goat breed |
| Valli Valdesi Mustardela | Piedmont | Cured meats |
| Valtellina buckwheat | Lombardy | Grains/cereals |
| Valtorta Agrì | Lombardy | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Vastese Ventricina | Abruzzo | Cured meats |
| Verdello lemon | Sicily | Lemon variety |
| Verzaschese goat | Lombardy | Goat breed |
| Vessalico garlic | Liguria | Garlic variety |
| Vezzena | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Villalba lentil, Lenticchia di Villalba | Sicily | Pulses |
| Volpina pear | Emilia Romagna | Pear variety |
| White Pertosa artichokes | Campania | Vegetables |
| White watermelon mostarda | Lombardy | Preserves |
| Wild lavender honey | Sardinia | Honeys |
| Zambana asparagus | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Vegetables |
| Zeri lamb | Tuscany | Breeds |
| Zeuca apple | Friuli Venezia Giulia | Apple variety |
| Zibello Culatello | Emilia Romagna | Cured meats |
| Ziger or Zigerkäse | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Cheeses and dairy products |
| Zolfino bean | Tuscany | Pulses |
| Cartucciaro melon | Sicily | Fruit |
| Favignana tuna fish roe | Sicily | Preserved fish |
| Maletto strawberry | Sicily | Fruit |
| Modicana cattle | Sicily | Breeds |
| Monviso Valle Bronda Ramassin | Piedmont | Fruit |
| Ribera alpine strawberry | Sicily | Fruit |
| Rose syrup | Liguria |
Ark of Taste foods in the United States
Ark of Taste foods throughout the world
Similar organizations
- The Livestock Conservancy
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust