Sardinia has a fine and varied gastronomic tradition, making it an ideal destination for visitors from any part of the world who want to combine appreciation of good food and wine with an enjoyable cycling holiday.
Each province on the island has its own particular food culture, using the local produce to create recipes that have been passed down over the generations.
Amongst the specialities served at the first course are malloreddus, oval-shaped pasta in the form of an empty shell, served with a sauce of fresh tomatoes, cured sausage and grated parmesan.
If you stay at one of the bike hotels, you are sure to encounter Sardinian bread, a typical local product. You will always find the famous Carasau bread on the table, but also well-known is the ornate Coccoi or “tricu riju” bread.
Perhaps the most famous of the main course dishes is “porceddu”: pork roasted with aromatic herbs.
The food product with the biggest export market is the Sardinian “cacio fiore” sheep’s cheese, which develops a strong piquant taste as it matures.
During your cycle holiday on the island, you will be able to taste some excellent wines: the best-known are the red Cannonau, and the whites Nasco, Vermentino and Nuragus, all of which have DOC status.
For food-lovers, a cycle tour of Sardinia is not complete without a taste of the traditional desserts. These include the “sebadas” pastries enriched with almonds and honey, the Oliena “amaretti” biscuits, the Gallura “niuleddas” (rectangular-shaped nougat) and the delicious “suspirus” sweets from Ozieri.
