| Headword | Potato from Bologna |
| Domain and subdomain | Nutrition – vegetables |
| Grammatical label | Noun, sing. |
| Definition | Edible tuber obtained from an herbaceous plant called Solanum Tuberosum, belonging to Solanacee’s family (member of the Tubiflore), often used in the food system. (1) |
| Note | Potato Bologna P.D.O. is obtained from the variety called Primura, cultivated in the plains and foothills of Bologna, rich in potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen and characterised by a rainy climate. There are several varieties of potato, but Primura represents one of the most savoury. (2) A typical Italian side dish (especially Emiliano) is represented by the so-called “puré” or mashed potatoes, excellent to be combined with “cotechino” or “zampone” or cured meat in general. (3) |
| Context | Patata di Bologna is ideal for preparing various potato salads, soups and stews, but can also be roasted and baked. (4) |
| Phonetic transcription | [pəˈteɪtəʊ frəm bəˈləʊnjə] |
| Synonyms/Variants | ND |
| Etymology | Mid-16th century: from Spanish patata, variant of Taino batata ‘sweet potato’. The English word originally denoted the sweet potato and gained its current sense in the late 16th century. (5) Bologna is a town in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna. |
| Product image |   (6) |
| Equivalents | ITA Patata di Bologna ESP Patata de Bolonia FRA Pomme de terre Bologne RO Cartof Patata di Bologna |
| Note of the equivalents | The name of the Italian city is kept, except for Spanish, and the name of the product is translated. |
| Institution | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Culturali |
| Date of the sheet | 02/08/2021 |
| Last modified | 25/04/2023 |
| Author Revisor | Margherita Baroni Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | (1) https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/patata/ (2) https://agricoltura.regione.emilia-romagna.it/dop-igp/temi/prodotti-dop-e-igp-dellemilia-romagna-1/elenco-prodotti-dop-e-igp-dellemilia-romagna/patata-di-bologna-dop (3) https://ricette.donnamoderna.com/pure-di-patate-classico (4) https://www.tasteatlas.com/patata-di-bologna (5) https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/ (6) https://www.fruitbookmagazine.it/nasce-il-consorzio-di-tutela-patata-di-bologna-dop-lorigine-fa-la-qualita/ |
