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The faldacchea is an Apulian sweet with Apulian made with almond sponge cake covered with chocolate that dates back to 1700. It was born in Turi, about ten km from Bari and it has always been called ‘the sweet of the bride’. The faldacchea is moist and soft. The classic recipe is with cherry. ...

  The Toritto almonds grow in the same city in the province of Bari, on the Alta Murgia hill. Some native cultivars are named from former Toritto citizens, such as ‘Antonio De Vito’, ‘Genco’ and Filippo Cea’. Toritto almonds can be eaten plain or toasted. They can be used pastries, cakes and to produce almond milk. However this...

This variety of potatoes has been cultivated in Zapponeta, in the province of Foggia, for more than 70 years. There are two different agricultural cycles for these potatoes: the ‘novella’ type in May and the common potato in late November. ...

Faeto ham, recognized by the Region of Puglia as a “Typical Regional Product”, is produced with meat of the local black pig and processed according to ancient methods according to the particular microclimatic conditions. The raw material is made from pork leg weighing between 9 and 12 kg. The ham is dry salted. The phase of the grouting is performed with...

Capocollo (in English, capicollo or capicolla), or coppa, is a traditional Italian cold cut (salume) made from dry-cured whole pork shoulder or neck. The name coppa is Italian for nape, while capocollo comes from capo—head—and collo—neck—of a pig. The Italian spelling, “capocollo'”, is derived from Latin, “caput collum”. It is similar...

Production area: Itria Valley: municipalities of Locorotondo (Bari), Cisternino (Brindisi) and Martina Franca (Taranto) – Central-Southern Puglia Wine types: Red; Sparkling Red; Red Passito; Novello; White; Sparkling White; White Passito; Rosé; Sparkling Rosé Vine varieties: many authorized local vines Alcohol by volume: from 10% for whites to 11,5% for reds ...