Campania · Salerno

Fragolata di Acerno

mahogany-red liquid, suspended wild strawberries, Amalfi lemon lift, Strega perfume and cold cream.

Geo AMethod Mix ingredients, macerate overnight below 10°C, fill containers up to 1 kg, freeze; lysis after thawing releases aroma and flavour.

What it is

An Acerno artisan dessert made from wild strawberries/woodland fragoline, Amalfi sfusato lemon juice, sugar and Strega liqueur.

Origin place card

The source places production in Acerno and the Salerno side of the Monti Picentini.

Verified history

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

Ingredients

del prodotto La Fragolata è un prodotto artigianale della tradizione Acernese che si produce dal 1981 attraverso l'utilizzo esclusivo di fragola selvatica o fragola di bosco ( Fragaria vesca L.), ovvero fragole cresciute spontaneamente

Method

La procedura di realizzazione prevede che gli ingredienti vengano mescolati bene in un grosso contenitore e lasciati macerare per una notte ad una temperatura non superiore ai 10°C. Trascorse 24h si procede al riempimento

Why travel for it

This is a destination dessert page: Acerno, woods, Vietri ceramic and a spoonful of mountain summer.

Recreate-it pathway

Do not publish a home recipe without food-safety/testing around freezing, maceration and liqueur; source method is descriptive.

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

fragolata in Vietri ceramic cup, wild strawberries, Acerno woods, Strega/lemon ingredient shot.