Molise is mainly agricultural, with large crops of cereals, vegetable, orchards, vineyards and olive trees. Most of the businesses are family based, as the rural economy goes together with the surroundings. Molise stands as one of the most prosperous areas in Italy, and the truffle business adds to it. The pristine forests that descend from the Matese mountain hide out “edible gold”, highly appreciated all around the world. The Molise cuisine is authentic, yet refined - a delicious way to “speak” the history and traditions of the area. Recipes and flavours are precious secrets, passed from generation to generation. Cooking becomes a beautiful, sacred ritual. A carefully preserved taste, inspired from the popular, “poor” cuisine, open to be reinterpreted, experimented and finally evolved to the ultimate sophistication.