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| A unique heritage rich in local and quality products
Circumnavigating the volcano and crossing the twenty Municipalities within the territory of Etna Park, you will experience a delicious cocktail of tastes: from Nicolosi mushrooms to Pedara apples, Zafferana Etnea honey, Linguaglossa sausages, Maletto strawberries, Bronte pistachio, Adrano salads, Belpasso nougats, and Ragalna oil. And wine, a quality wine increasingly appreciated all over the world coming from the wonderful vineyards of Milo, Sant'Alfio, Viagrande, Castiglione di Sicilia, Randazzo, Linguaglossa, and Piedimonte Etneo, whose growth is favored by the extraordinary fertile lava soil.
Etna Park has already started activities aiming at enhancing local agri-foodstuffs, wine and gastronomy, as well as products coming from organic farming and integrated production. As far as designations of origin and geographical indications, Etna boasts the DOC Etna label for White, Red, Rosé, and White Superior wine, PDO Monte Etna for extra-virgin olive oil, PDO label for Etna Prickly Pear, PGI label for Etna Cherry, PDO label for Sicilian Pecorino cheese, and some Slow Food Presidia protecting and promoting products like Bronte Pistachio and Etna Tabacchiera Peach.
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| Cheese |  | | Sicilian Pecorino Cheese
The very ancient cheese production includes Sicilian Pecorino Cheese, widespread all over the Island and one of the most ancient kinds of cheese of the Sicilian tradition. It is a hard and raw cheese exclusively obtained from whole sheep's milk, fresh and coagulated with lamb rennet. Out of the various kinds of pecorino cheese produced, only Sicilian Pecorino Cheese matured for at least 4 mont... >> | |
| Fruit |  | | Etna Cherry
Etna Cherry, whose recognition by Mipaf is under examination, is cultivated in an area of about 500 ha, with a production of no more than 1,000 tons (Giarre, S. Alfio, Milo, and Trecastagni). It is a rare fruit representing an ancient local product of Etna, obtained from a considerable variety of cultivars including Mastrantoni.... >> | |
| Fruit | PAT | | Etna Cola Apple and Gelato Cola Apple
Etna Cola Apple and Gelato Cola Apple are closely linked to the area of Catania or, better, to Etna, and have their producers' association. Etna apple orchards cover an area of about 600 ha, 80% of which within the Park area and, often produced with organic or integrated methods, they are characterized by small-size sound and extremely tasty fruits.... >> | |
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| Etna Prickly Pear
Among fruit and vegetable products, only Etna Prickly Pear has already obtained the PDO label. It involves the territories of Belpasso, Adrano, Biancavilla, Ragalna, S. Maria di Licodia. The different cultivars of Opuntia ficus Indica have been named after the color of the pulp and peel. In order to obtain the PDO label, the productions must consist of yellow, red, and white cultivars for the 95%,... >> | |
| Fruit | PAT | | Maletto Strawberry
Maletto Strawberries involve an area of only 50 ha in the Municipality of Maletto. They are extremely good but also very perishable strawberries: for this reason, they are sold in the local markets.... >> | |
| Fruit | | | Pear
Without a doubt, the pear represents one of the most important fruit species in the area of Etna. Some autochthonous cultivars are still rather widespread and well known (Ucciardone, Spineddu, etc.); however, most of them are extremely rare and, often, endangered. At the moment, 34 autochthonous varieties have been singled out: they are characterized by a long harvesting calendar going from late s... >> | |
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| Monte Etna Oil
Monte Etna oil is obtained for at least the 65% from the variety Nocellara etnea and from other varieties present in the area (Moresca, Brandofino, Biancolilla, etc.). It has a yellow color with green reflections, a slightly fruity scent, a fruity taste with slightly bitter and spicy aroma. The extra-virgin olive oil is obtained from sound olives, harvested within the period between the ripening ... >> | |
| Vegetables and Legumes |  | | Bronte Green Pistachio
Bronte Green Pistachio has been recognized with a the temporary decree issued by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, and is waiting for the Community Rules making its label official. Its production area includes only the Municipalities of Adrano, Bronte, Biancavilla, and Ragalna, where almost the 100% of the Italian pistachio production is cultivated. The production involves approximately 3,000 h... >> | |
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| Etna Mushrooms
In the forests of Etna, several mushroom species and genera grow. Their aroma derives from their particular development in symbiosis with some plants, from which they absorb perfumes and aromas, like resin from pine trees, a particular sweetness from chestnut trees, spicy aromas from beech trees, and herbaceous aromas from the wild herbs growing in the undergrowth of oak forests. Etna king bolete... >> | |
| Wine | DOC | | Etna DOC
Etna DOC is the first wine becoming the symbol of the Province of Catania and has been the first wine to obtain the DOC label in August 1968. It includes Red, Rosé, White, and Superior White wine. The vines used are all autochthonous, and are 80% Nerello mascalese and Cappuccio for red wines; 60% Carricante and 40% Catarratto for white wines, while superior white wine is produced with 80% ... >> | |
