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Traditional Agri-foodstuffs of Monte Cucco Park

The territory of Monte Cucco Park heavily characterizes its gastronomy, consisting of a variety of local and quality products, in particular cheese, truffles, mushrooms, honey, charcuterie, cereals and legumes like spelt, barley, lentils, chick-peas, and chicklings. Mountain pastures are the main feature characterizing sheep meat and beef. Some family-run agricultural holdings not only offer a tourist welcome service, but also produce and sell moderate quantities of organic products.

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Chickling
A not very known legume, it is cultivated in small quantities because of its exclusively manual processing. It looks like a chick pea, but it has a flattened shape. It is obtained from herbaceous plants growing on dry and sunny soils. It is harvested...
Category: Vegetables and Legumes
Lentil (Lens Esculenta)
It is a leguminous plant whose botanical name derives from its lens-like shape. It is probably the most ancient legume, already mentioned in the Bible. The plant resists very well to the cold and its biological cycle goes from April (sowing) to July/August...
Category: Vegetables and Legumes
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