▁create ▁traditional ▁che eses ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁producing ▁but ter ▁and ▁cre am . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁food ▁special ities , ▁such ▁as ▁n oug at ▁( II tal ian : ▁tor r one ) ▁and ▁must ard . ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁exactly ▁where ▁tor r one ▁origin ated , ▁but ▁the ▁reci pe ▁used ▁in ▁C rem ona ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁known . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁C rem ona ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁musical ▁tradition . ▁The ▁c athedral , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁tw elf th ▁century , ▁provided ▁a ▁focus ▁for ▁musical ▁activity ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁six teenth ▁century , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁the ▁musical ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁Even ▁now ▁it ▁attract s ▁people ▁to ▁hear ▁performances ▁by ▁ens emb les ▁and ▁attend ▁the ▁many ▁festiv als . ▁The ▁Renaissance ▁composer ▁Marc ' Ant onio ▁Ing eg ner i ▁taught ▁here , ▁his ▁most ▁ill ust ri ous ▁pup il ▁being ▁Cla udio ▁Monte ver di . ▁The ▁composer ▁Pierre - Fran cis que ▁Car ou bel ▁was ▁born ▁here ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Wolf en b ütt el ▁in ▁Germany ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁Michael ▁Pra et or ius . ▁The ▁town ▁became ▁ren owned ▁for ▁the ▁viol ins ▁and ▁other ▁musical ▁instruments ▁that ▁were ▁made ▁here ▁( many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Str ad ivari , ▁Am ati , ▁Gu ar ner i ▁and ▁Berg on zi ▁families ▁of ▁l uth iers ▁were ▁all ▁prominent ▁citizens ▁of ▁C rem ona ), ▁and ▁was ▁also