Italy’s wild parks are the epicentre of chilometro zero (zero-kilometre) products, from cheese to meat to native vegetables. “For Italians, typical local products are non-negotiable,” says Iannicca, who runs La Bottega di Gaia, an artisanal shop selling products from the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. “They want to eat authentic, typical food, and that’s exactly what [parks] provide.”
