Annurca Apples are grown in Campania, Italy, in the provinces of Naples (the area of Giuglianese-Flegrea), Caserta (areas of the Maddalonese, the Aversana and the Teanese), and in Benevento (areas of Caudma-Telesina and Tabiirno.) They are also grown in Avellino and Salerno. They are fragrant, small to medium-sized apples, oval shaped, and often somewhat flattened….
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Casertano Pigs
Casertano Pigs are pigs that are raised semi-wild in Campania, Italy, and allowed to roam in pastures and oak or chestnut forests. They are a cross between wild boars in the Avellino, Benevento, Caserta and Salerno areas of Campania, and the “pata negra” pig from Spain. The pigs have dark, slate-coloured skin and thin, short…
Fiano Grapes
The Fiano Grape, grown in Campania, Italy is said by its growers to be a very old Roman variety, the ones that the Romans called “apianus” (meaning loved by bees.) Others aren’t sure if this was the exact grape of this name. The grape was almost extinct but was brought back from the brink by…
Ogliarola Barese Olives
Ogliarola Barese Olives are grown in Basilicata, Campania, Puglia and Sicily for their high oil yield. The tree is cold hardy, but needs another type of olive tree to pollinate it.
Ortice Olives
Ortice Olives are long, curved olives that mature to a red wine colour. They are grown for both oil and table olives. They are grown in Molise and Campania. Language Notes The shape of the olive is thought to resemble the spur on a rooster’s leg, thus one of the alternative names is “Sperone di…
Prosciutto di Pietraroja
Prosciutto di Pietraroja is a version of Prosciutto ham made in Pietraroja in Benevento province in Campania just south of Naples. It is raw, but it is eaten uncooked because of the aging process. It is lightly smoked.The lean parts of it come out a dark pinkish-red; the fat parts come out a brilliant white….