Shelled Donna Francesca

Mandorla Filippo Cea
“DONNA FRANCESCA” SHELLED
100% ITALIAN - ORGANICAL LEADING TO BIOLOGICAL
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Filippo Cea is the "elected" almond for pastry in the more refined cuisine. Incomparable, if not indispensable, in the preparation of sweets, almond flour, almond milk and marzipan, which is the main ingredient of the famous Martorana fruit and also the wrapper for the Sicilian cassata. Widely used as a snack in the toasted, salted and coated version.
Filippo Cea is the "elected" almond for pastry in the more refined cuisine. Incomparable, if not indispensable, in the preparation of sweets, almond flour, almond milk and marzipan, which is the main ingredient of the famous Martorana fruit and also the wrapper for the Sicilian cassata. Widely used as a snack in the toasted, salted and coated version. Cultivars(varieties): Filippo Cea or Toritto's almond Region of production: Italy, Puglia region, exclusively in Francesca Dellorusso's farm in the countryside of Toritto and Bitonto (BA). Almond altitude: 200 -400 m above the sea level, at the foot of the Bari's Murgia. Harvest: September - October; Picking technique: Directly from the tree with mechanical aids on to special nets. Drying and storage: sun dried in shell, and stored in drilled boxes of approx 250 kg. Shelling and selection: the shelling, the separation and seizing are all mechanical the nuts are then all hand selected Colour: Reddish brown; Impurity: free from parts of plants, free from insects (dead or alive), or animal contamination. Bitter fruits(amygdalin): absent; Humidity: 4.0% -6.0 %; Ingredients: 100% Filippo Cea almond-Gluten free;
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Storage: The almond, shelled, calibrated and checked, it is kept under vacuum at a controlled temperature waiting for his final packaging, in order to maintain its natural characteristics.
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