Poppyseeds are a distinguishing feature of the cuisine of Upper Adige. In some areas - the Val Senales, for example - children are given big sweet fritters filled with poppyseeds and chestnut jam for afternoon tea. This pudding is from the Val d'Ultimo in the mountains behind the Stelvio massif, on the border with the Valtellina. Vatellina is Italy's major buckwheat-producing area.
