Broad bean from Leonforte
Product included in the national list of traditional agri-food products (PAT)
PAT type: Vegetable products in their natural state or processed
Production area: Leonforte, Assoro, Enna
Technical data sheet of the traditional agri-food product (PAT)
Area of production: Leonforte, Assoro, Enna.
Brief description of the product: Leonfortese broad bean or Turkish broad bean, fresh or dried.
Description of the processing and maturing methods: Manual sowing in mid-November, manual weeding, harvested between May and June.
Specific materials and equipment used for preparation and conditioning: Poorly mechanized, traditional selection systems, barnyard weighing.
Description of the processing, storage and seasoning rooms: Warehouses.
Elements proving that the methodologies have been practiced in a homogeneous way and according to traditional rules for a period of not less than 25 years:
Source Pat Cards: Sicily Region
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
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