"Vaccareddi" (large snails)
Product included in the national list of traditional agri-food products (PAT)
Typology PAT : Preparation of fish, molluscs and crustaceans and particular breeding techniques of the same
Production area:
Technical data sheet of the traditional agri-food product (PAT)
Area of production: Nissoria, sulfur areas.
Brief description of the product: Large snails cooked in broth.
Description of the processing and maturing methods: Wash the snails for a long time after leaving them to drain for 24 hours in a well-covered basket, put them in a pot with water and cook for a couple of hours.
Specific materials and equipment used for preparation and conditioning: Basket with lid and pot.
Description of the processing, storage and maturing rooms: Rooms usually used as a kitchen.
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: “Conversation in Sicily” by Elio Vittoriani.
Source Pat Cards: Sicily Region
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
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