Campania · Napoli

Pera pennata

Dark green, sweet and dense: a mountain pear with the slow texture of high-orchard fruit.

Geo AMethod B

Publication note

Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.

What it is

A dark-green, round, sweet-pasty pear from Agerola on the Monti Lattari, ripening around August-September.

Origin place card

Agerola, high on the Monti Lattari above the Amalfi/Naples slope.

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

Field in Agerola alongside bread, dairy and Monti Lattari food routes.

Recreate-it pathway

Treat as cultivar page. Do not convert into a recipe page without local kitchen documentation.

Fieldwork questions

Which Agerola families still bring Pennata to market? Are there dairy or bread pairings?

Photo brief

Pears on a stone wall overlooking Agerola and the Lattari slopes.