Il Pomodorino Giallo Campano viene coltivato principalmente nella provincia di Napoli e nelle circostanti province. Le principali varietà riconosciute del luogo sono il Pomodorino Giallo del Piennolo del Vesuvio e il Datterino Giallo, due varietà distinte per morfologia e destinazione d’uso. Pomodorino Giallo del Piennolo del Vesuvio Il Pomodorino Giallo del Piennolo è originario della […]
Leggi l'articolo →The word "flour" comes from the Latin farīna, which in turn derives from far, meaning spelt. This word originates from the ancient Romans, who originally used this grain to obtain a nutritious powder, used in all their daily preparations. The most widely used flour today is undoubtedly soft wheat flour, suitable […]
Leggi l'articolo →Terre Aurunche PDO extra virgin olive oil, according to the production disciplinary, requires the use of olives from the “Sessana” cultivar for at least 70%. La Sessana originates from the production area from which its name derives, the town of Sessa Aurunca, the largest municipality in the production area, while the minor cultivars envisaged [...]
Leggi l'articolo →Le papaccelle, chiamate anche “paprecchie” o “pupaccelle” sono piccoli peperoni di forma globosa coltivati in tutta la Campania. Tondi, di un intenso colore rosso o verde, schiacciati ai poli ed estremamente costoluti, con una polpa dalla consistenza piena e croccante e un sapore molto aromatico e caratteristico. Alcuni ecotipi sono più o meno piccanti, e […]
Leggi l'articolo →The production of pasta in Gragnano dates back to the end of the 16th century when the first family-run pasta factories appeared in the area. History dates the origin of Gragnano's fame as the home of pasta manufacturing to July 12, 1845, the day on which the King of the Kingdom of Naples, Ferdinand II of Bourbon, during a [...]
Leggi l'articolo →Turnip broccoli or turnip greens grown in Campania are called "friarielli", because they are fried in a pan with garlic, oil and chilli, thanks to their characteristic bitter taste and the unmistakable scent they give off, they represent the inevitable side dish for many winter dishes. , such as sausages, pork or provolone, fresh or [...]
Leggi l'articolo →The Peschiole di Vairano Patenora in the province of Caserta are small peach fruit harvested still green at the time of the first thinning, when they measure just one or two centimeters and the stone is not yet hardened. They actually belong to the category of nectarines, with hairless fruit, which are particularly suitable for this preparation. After a [...]
Leggi l'articolo →The Long Aubergine of Naples is a vegetable that has oblong-shaped fruits, dark purple in color, with a long peduncle and a rounded and / or slightly pointed tip. It belongs to the Solanaceae family, genus Solanum, an annual herbaceous plant, with an erect and branched stem. The leaves are large green and tomentose, the flowers are [...]
Leggi l'articolo →That of the giant lupine of Vairano is an ancient traditional production that has undergone a contraction in favor of new, more profitable crops, but which maintains a remarkable response in the local and provincial area for the excellent characteristics of the product. This particular lupine, which due to its large size is also called the "lupine of Vairano", "giant [...]
Leggi l'articolo →What is the Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP tomato? The “Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP” is one of the oldest and most typical products of Campania agriculture, so much so that it is even represented in the scene of the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene. In fact, in various territories of Campania, there are groupings of ecotypes with small-sized berries, the so-called [...]
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