Italy-Emilia-Romagna
Parma. Traditional "Torino pastry", one of the last to sell the Liqueur made with the essence of Parma's Violet. On the back, Napoleon, so fond of violets to come ironically nicknamed Père Violet or Captain Violet. The perfume Violetta di Parma owes its very existence to Marie Louise and her love of this flower.She supported research by the monks at the Monastery of the Annunciata who obtained an essence from the flowers, identical to that of the violet. The first bottles of Violetta di Parma, produced thanks to the alchemic skills of the monks, were made solely for the personal use of the Duchess Maria Luigia.