The famous basil DOP, which grows luxuriantly everywhere here, is a very popular aroma in local cuisine and the main ingredient of the tasty Genovese Pesto. The Ligurian focaccia, which the Genoese also eat for breakfast with a cappuccino. The pansotti is a delicious triangle-shaped pasta stuffed with ricotta and a set of herbs. The Taggiasca cultivar is a variety of olives typical of Western Liguria, in a wonderful area that extends from the Albenga valleys to the entire province of Imperia.