Campania · Napoli

Nespolino

Straw-coloured, almond-like from stones, delicate fruit perfume.

Geo AHistory BMethod Loquat stones are slightly crushed after sun-drying, mixed with pulp and covered with alcohol for 15–20 days, then filtered and joined to syrup; the bottle rests about two months in the dark.

What it is

A pale straw liqueur of loquat stones from the Campi Flegrei, clear and intensely perfumed.

Origin place card

The source places it in the Campi Flegrei and islands of Procida and Ischia.

Verified history

Source-framed history/tradition only: Prodotto in ambito familiare, viene scambiato in occasione delle festività.

Ingredients

del prodotto Liquore ottenuto dalla macerazione dei noccioli di nespole in alcool, con aggiunta di sciroppo di zucchero. Si presenta limpido, con una tenue colorazione paglina, ed intenso profumo, caratteristico.

Method

, condizionamento, stagionatura ingredienti: 500 gr di nespole (Eriobotrya japonica 250 gr di zucchero 500 cc di alcool 95° 400 ml di acqua qualche scorza di limone non trattato (facoltativo) Lavare le nespole abbondantemente

Why travel for it

A Campi Flegrei garden page: loquats, citrus, islands and family bottles.

Recreate-it pathway

Requires safety review for seed/stone use before public recipe version.

Fieldwork questions

Do families use only stones or pulp too? What feast is the exchange associated with?

Photo brief

Loquats, stones drying in sun, pale bottle, Flegrean garden wall.