The Marche, a region on the Adriatic coast between Emilia-Romagna and Abruzzi, is a well-known source of good chefs,good food and good wines. Various specialities appear regularly on the local menus, and one of them is the unique dish called olive all’Ascolana: these are giant olives, stoned and stuffed and fried, which are very welcome with an aperitif or offered at parties as finger food.