Publication note
Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.
What it is
A small flattened asymmetric apple once widespread in family mixed orchards of Avellino and Benevento.
Origin place card
The source places it in hilly and mountain zones of Avellino and Benevento where old vigorous trees still survive.
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 Hilly and mountain areas of Avellino and Benevento: small, crunchy, juicy and aromatic, with the melancholy of a once-common tree now surviving at household scale.
Recreate-it pathway
Search for fresh tasting, storage and household sweet uses; do not invent them from the name.
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
old vigorous apple tree in mixed orchard, small flattened apples, family garden context.