Mirtilli e Panna di Malga Trentino
Trentino alpine meadows
Trentino's simplest and most seasonal summer dessert: wild bilberries (mirtilli selvatici di montagna) gathered from the Alpine meadows above 1,500m, served with fresh malga cream — the cream from the summer milk of cows that have grazed on mountain pasture (alpeggio). The cream from malga (Alpine dairy hut) has a specific floral, grassy richness from the meadow herbs in the cows' diet. The simplicity is radical: the bilberries and cream need nothing else. The seasonal window is July–August when both are simultaneously available.