Publication note
Publish as product profile: current validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method fields.
What it is
A long, lightly compressed hazelnut with thin pale-brown shell and medium-small seed, valued but commercially less suited to transformation than Mortarella.
Origin place card
The source places it in the plains of the provinces of Naples and Avellino.
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 Plain areas of Naples and Avellino provinces: light shell, elongated shape and a quieter role behind the hazelnuts that become pastry.
Recreate-it pathway
Crosslink with Mortarella; field whether San Giovanni appears in local pastry or mainly in orchard management.
Editorial warning
Publish as product profile: current validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method fields.
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
elongated nuts beside Mortarella, pollinator row, plain hazelnut grove.