Publication note
Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.
What it is
A small conical asymmetrical apple of San Mauro Cilento, green turning yellow, with white crunchy sweet-acid pulp and short keeping life.
Origin place card
The documented place is the territory of San Mauro Cilento in the province of Salerno.
Verified history
Historical depth remains limited; the direct-read source supports identity/core product description but not deeper archival history.
Ingredients
Mela di colore verde che vira verso il giallo a maturazione completa. Forma conica ed asimmetrica, di piccole dimensioni. Polpa bianca e croccante, media sucosità ad ossidazione elevata; sapore dolce-acidulo. La pianta è di
Method
Method/process not fully documented in validated sources.
Why travel for it
Build this page as a journey into San Mauro Cilento: small crisp apple, sweet-acid bite, quick oxidation and the urgency of a fruit that does not keep long.
Recreate-it pathway
Do not invent a recipe; first confirm surviving trees, local name pronunciation, and whether it is eaten fresh or cooked.
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
small green-yellow apple in San Mauro Cilento, asymmetrical side profile, old fragile tree.