Campania · Avellino

Ciliegia Maiatica, Melella e San Pasquale

white cherries for sulphurisation, May red fruit, and Taurasi/Ariano cherry memory.

Geo AMethod The source supports fresh use for San Pasquale and sulphurisation for Melella; no broader recipe is given.

Publication note

Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.

What it is

An Avellino cherry trio: Maiatica di Taurasi, white Melella of Ariano, and San Pasquale cherry ripening around 17 May.

Origin place card

The source places Maiatica in the Agro Taurasino valley and Melella/San Pasquale around Ariano.

Verified history

Historical depth remains limited; the direct-read source supports identity/core product description but not deeper archival history.

Ingredients

Ingredients not fully documented in validated sources.

Method

Method/process not fully documented in validated sources.

Why travel for it

A rare Avellino cherry page that ties fruit to a saint-date without inventing ritual.

Recreate-it pathway

Field sulphurisation practice before presenting it; fresh use only for now.

Fieldwork questions

Which producers or families still preserve this? What exact harvest window is used locally? Which recipes, shops, festivals or pantry practices can be documented with names, dates and photographs?

Photo brief

three-variety comparison, Ariano orchards, calendar/date card for 17 May.