Italy’s ancient fruit preserves: the history of mostarda 🏺 Leggi l'articolo »
History of italian mostarda fruit preserve wih mustard seeds and cooed must
The Traianus Decius apple of Modena 🍎 Leggi l'articolo »
Attila, king of the Huns, may have been an undisputed symbol of atrocity, ‘earthquake and traccetia‘, but even he had to beat a retreat against the magister militum Aetius, in command of a fierce troop of Goths and Germans, in the mid-fifth century in the bloody battle where Theodoric I, king of the Visigoths, also
On the Pàm Campanéin or the Chime Apple Leggi l'articolo »
That the Campanino Apple, or Pomo di Modena as it was known at the time, was extremely widespread to the point of becoming proverbial in centuries past, there is no shadow of doubt. Since the Middle Ages the broli (ancient orchard-gardens) of the Estense lands were rich in apple orchards, which in all likelihood included
Del Pàm Campanéin ovvero Mela Campanina Leggi l'articolo »
Che la Mela Campanino, o Pomo di Modena com’era conosciuta al tempo, fosse estremamente diffusa al punto da diventare proverbiale nei secoli passati, non v’è ombra di dubbio. Sin dal medioevo i broli delle terre Estensi erano ricchi di meleti, che con ogni probabilità comprendevano anche questa varietà piccola ed estremamente tenace. Giorgio Gallesio, importantissimo
