Pampepato di Terni

Pampepato di Terni / Panpepato di Terni is an oven-baked spiced chocolate cake produced in the Province of Terni and specified municipalities of the Province of Perugia. It combines toasted nuts, candied and dried fruit, honey, unsweetened cocoa powder, chocolate, spices and flour, and contains no added preservatives or colours. Both names are protected under the same registration.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 6 January 2020 under file number PGI-IT-02467 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000017134), Pampepato di Terni / Panpepato di Terni is classified under bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares. The production area comprises the entire administrative territory of the Province of Terni and the municipalities of Massa Martana, Marsciano, Todi, Fratta Todina, Montecastello di Vibio and Deruta in the Province of Perugia. The specification requires that kneading, portioning, shaping, baking and ageing all take place within this geographical area. For every 10 kg of dough prior to baking, the specification mandates toasted almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts in a combined quantity of between 3,5 kg and 6 kg; candied and dried fruit (raisins, orange and citron) between 1,5 kg and 3 kg; multi-flower honey between 0,5 kg and 1,5 kg; unsweetened cocoa powder (20–22 % cocoa butter) between 0,2 kg and 0,5 kg; chocolate with a minimum cocoa content of 50 % between 0,5 kg and 1,5 kg; and spices (pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg) between 0,05 kg and 0,15 kg. The product contains no added preservatives or colours. Initial packaging must take place at the place of production. Packaging must carry either 'Pampepato di Terni' or 'Panpepato di Terni', the designation 'Indicazione Geografica Protetta' or the abbreviation 'IGP', the European PGI symbol, and the product logo.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 6 January 2020 under file number PGI-IT-02467, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000017134.
• Both names 'Pampepato di Terni' and 'Panpepato di Terni' are protected under the same registration.
• The specification permits no added preservatives or colours in the finished product.
• Kneading, portioning, shaping, baking and ageing must all take place within the defined geographical area; initial packaging must also occur at the place of production.

Tasting notes

Umbrian Christmas spiced cake from Terni, dense round cake with chocolate, candied fruit, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pine nuts, raisins, honey, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper. Intensely complex sweet-spiced flavor, dense moist texture, traditional Renaissance-origin Christmas dolce.

HoReCa use

The source describes Pampepato di Terni / Panpepato di Terni as the Christmas cake par excellence of Terni, traditionally prepared for Christmas festivities and sold whole or cut into slices with a thickness of between 0,5 cm and 1,5 cm.

Packaging

• whole-cake-300g-gift-box
• whole-cake-500g-gift-box
• whole-cake-800g-gift-box
• sliced-vacuum-200g

Seasonality