Hazelnut paste
Product included in the national list of traditional agri-food products (PAT)
Typology PAT : Fresh pasta and products from the bakery, biscuits, pastry and confectionery
Production area: S'Alfio
Technical data sheet of the traditional agri-food product (PAT)
Territory interested in the production: S'Alfio.
Brief description of the product: Soft biscuit made with hazelnuts, honey, sugar and egg white. Description of the processing and maturing methods: The hazelnuts are crushed, mixed with the other ingredients and cooked in the oven.
Specific materials and equipment used for preparation and conditioning: Traditional processing does not require specific equipment.
Description of the processing, storage and maturing rooms: Pastry workshops, bakeries and domestic environments.
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: The processing methods have been handed down over time without undergoing substantial changes.
Source Pat Cards: Sicily Region
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
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