Publication note
Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.
What it is
Extra-virgin olive oil from the Benevento hills, yellow-green, herbal, tomato-scented, harmonious, bitter and peppery.
Origin place card
A wide Benevento olive territory of 52 comuni, moving from high Tammaro and Fortore hills through Calore plain toward Taburno and Partenio.
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
A route page for Benevento oil: Tammaro, Fortore, Calore, Taburno and Partenio as edible geography.
Recreate-it pathway
Use as oil pairing and travel page; do not convert into a recipe.
Fieldwork questions
Which museums hold the referenced finds? Which frantoi still produce from mostly Ortice?
Photo brief
Olive groves on Taburno slopes, perforated harvest crates, fresh oil in tasting glasses.