Campania · Avellino / Benevento

Mela chianella

plain straw colour, sweet aroma and the quietness of a cultivar hiding in old mixed orchards.

Geo AMethod B

Publication note

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

What it is

A straw-yellow, sweet aromatic apple still found as scattered plants in local orchards of Irpinia and part of Sannio.

Origin place card

The source places it broadly in the hilly Irpinian area and part of Sannio.

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

Build this page as a journey into Irpinian hills and part of Sannio: plain straw colour, sweet aroma and the quietness of a cultivar hiding in old mixed orchards.

Recreate-it pathway

Do not add culinary method until local use is documented; begin with fresh fruit description and grower interviews.

Fieldwork questions

Which named families, growers, markets, festivals or laboratories still preserve this? Can harvest dates, storage rooms, local recipes and photographs be documented with names and permissions?

Photo brief

single old tree in mixed orchard, straw-yellow apples, fruit label with local name.