Publication note
Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.
What it is
A Campanian apple similar to Annurca, slightly larger and more aromatic, once central to regional apple growing.
Origin place card
The source documents production in the provinces of Caserta, Avellino, Naples and Benevento.
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 Multiple Campanian provinces: Annurca-like but slightly larger and more aromatic, with the dignity of a cultivar that kept orchards working.
Recreate-it pathway
Crosslink with Annurca but do not collapse it into Annurca; field growers who still plant or recognise Sergente.
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
Sergente apples beside Annurca, pollinator tree in orchard, old Campanian apple grove.