popular sauces in Italian cuisine, made with fresh basil, pine kernels, olive oil, garlic and Parmesan cheese. Seafood is a major staple of Mediterranean cuisine, the Ligurian variety being no exception, as the sea has been part of the region's culture since its beginning. Ciuppin soup is made from fish leftovers and stale bread, flavoured with white wine, onion, and garlic. Vegetables, especially beans, are important in Ligurian cooking. Mesciua soup is made from beans, olive oil and farro (old kinds of wheat including emmer). The Badalucco, Conio and Pigna Beans are a Slow Food Presidium. Ligurian pasta includes trenette and trofie, and the fresh pasta pockets called pansòuti. Sports The two main men's football clubs are Genoa C.F.C. and U.C. Sampdoria, which have played for decades in Serie A. They share the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, and face each other in the Derby della Lanterna. The third most successful club is Spezia Calcio, which debuted in Serie A in 2020. Pro Recco is a men's water polo club that has a record 33 Serie A1 titles and 9 LEN Champions League titles. The Milan–San Remo is one of the most prestigious one-day road cycling races in the world. The Rallye Sanremo auto race was part of the World Rally Championship from 1973 to 2003. See also Italian Riviera References External links Official Region website Video Introduction to Liguria Regions of Italy NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union Wine regions of Italy