Campania · Avellino

Pera Sant'Anna e Pera Spina

Small yellow pears with sun-red marks, meant to be eaten as a late-July sign that the calendar has turned.

Geo AMethod B

Publication note

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

What it is

Two Alta Ufita summer pears: Sant'Anna, named for ripening around 26 July, and the smaller but similar Pera Spina.

Origin place card

Alta Ufita, especially Melito Irpino, Grottaminarda, Bonito and Ariano Irpino.

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

Alta Ufita fieldwork should pair the fruit with Sant'Anna calendar research and local orchards.

Recreate-it pathway

Use as a seasonal/cultivar page; do not write festival claims beyond the documented naming/ripening link.

Fieldwork questions

Are the pears still exchanged or sold around 26 July? Are Sant'Anna and Spina kept distinct by growers?

Photo brief

Small yellow pears with red sun marks next to a July calendar marked Sant'Anna.