Il SEME PELIGNO
The seme Peligno farm of Chellis Marilena
PRATOLA PELIGNA (AQ)
ABRUZZO – ITALY
The seme Peligno farm of Chellis Marilena PRATOLA PELIGNA (AQ) ABRUZZO Il Seme dei Peligni is a family farm like many Italian agri-food companies.
Company that has been handed down from part to son for many generations.
We founded IL SEME DEI PELIGNI for our great passion for the land and the cultivation of characteristic products of the Abruzzo area and especially of the SULMONA and Pratola Peligna area.
He is shareholder no. 55 of the consortium: Sulmona red garlic The current company was founded in 2015. Our goals, ambitions and inspirations have come together to form a truly extraordinary company that we are all proud to be a part of.
Our mission is to do everything and more to make sure customers are satisfied and come back to us in the future.
SULMONA Red garlic and its properties
We specialize in the production of Sulmona red garlic, a variety of garlic, especially in Sulmona.
It has been included among the traditional Italian food products of the Abruzzo region.
What is so special about this red garlic from Sulmona? Well if you use it in the kitchen then you will notice its difference.
Sulmona’s red garlic is rich in many valuable nutritional properties for health and that is why it is also used in the pharmaceutical field. In fact, Sulmona’s Red Garlic is widely used as a medicine, in herbal medicine and for the extraction of essential oils.
Its characteristic red color and the remarkable size of the bulb make it different from the usual more common white garlic and smaller, it also has numerous active ingredients that give it a slightly spicier flavor.
Sulmona’s red garlic is the only Italian ecotype in which the process of release of the floral scapes takes place regularly every year.
Thanks to its characteristics of high shelf life, the product can be stored until March-April, for almost a whole year, keeping the head tight, firm and compact, as well as the spicy aroma, but above all because it does not have the aptitude for pre-sprouting.
Sulmona’s red garlic and its territory and history
The historical production area is the Peligna valley where the municipality of Pratola Peligna and the surrounding municipalities such as Anversa degli Abruzzi, Bugnara, Corfinio, Introdacqua, Pacentro, Pettorano sul Gizio, Popoli, Prezza, Raiano, Sulmona, Roccacasale, Vittorito characterize it. , Abruzzo.
Our company is located right in the municipality of Pratola Peligna, one of the most favorable areas for its cultivation.
In addition to pharmaceutical use, Sulmona’s red garlic is mostly used for fresh consumption in the kitchen. Its uses are innumerable in many traditional dishes of Abruzzo cuisine and beyond. Exquisite traditional recipes are characterized by the presence of its floral bulbs and scapes, also called “tolle”, “zolle” or “crastetelli” which resemble asparagus with a different and unmistakable flavor.
Sulmona’s red garlic and history.
The culture of garlic in Abruzzo society was so deeply rooted that in the past it was customary for little ones to wear a garlic necklace if they had intestinal problems. Braids of garlic were hung behind the doors to keep witches away from their homes.
Other legends tell that the god Hermes gave it as a gift to Ulysses to resist the lure of the sorceress Circe.
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Zolle of Sulmona red garlic
Sulmona red garlic zolle (cloves)
Clods of Sulmona Red Garlic 250 gr. pack
Sulmona’s red garlic clods are the flower scapes of the plant.
The Sulmona Red Garlic is the only Italian variety of garlic that regularly emits the flower scapes, called tolle or clods in dialect,
or the shoots that are extracted from the plant to promote the growth of the bulbs.
They are located in the inner, central part of the plant and are characterized by a pearl white color at the base that gradually fades into green towards the top.
They have a length of about 10 cm.This floral scape is very delicious and can be tasted and used in the kitchen both fresh and in oil or in the form of cream.
The clods have a less strong taste than the garlic itself, but retain the same properties.
They are chosen, then cut into pieces and blanched for a few minutes in a solution of water, salt and vinegar,
to be enjoyed alone or in combination with any type of appetizer, but they are also excellent as a side dish.8,80€ + VATZolle of Sulmona red garlic
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Cream Zolle Red Garlic
Cream Zolle red garlic clods
Sulmona Red Garlic Clod Cream 80 gr. pack
Cream zolle red garlic clods of Sulmona is a pasteurized clod paté in extra virgin olive oil.
The clods are selected, then blanched for a few minutes in a solution of salt and vinegar and then chopped to obtain a cream.
They have a less strong taste than garlic itself, but they maintain the same properties.What are clods of garlic?
Sulmona’s Red Garlic is the only Italian variety of garlic that regularly emits flower scapes, called tolle or zolle in dialect.
This floral scape is very delicious and can be tasted and used in the kitchen both fresh and in oil or in the form of cream.
Zolle or tolle have a less acute taste than garlic, even if they maintain the same pharmacological and food characteristics.
The clods are located in the inner, central part of the plant and are characterized by a pearl white color at the base that
gradually fades into green towards the top. They have a length of about 10 cm.The cream of clods (Crema di zolle)
it is prepared with the best and most tender parts of the clods.
The clods are immersed for a few minutes in a solution of water, salt and vinegar, then they are ground up to make a homogeneous and light paste.
The cream thus obtained is mixed with extra virgin olive oil and the cream of clods is ready to be packaged in jars.4,40€ + VATCream Zolle Red Garlic
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Sulmona red garlic cream
Sulmona red garlic cream
Sulmona Red Garlic Cream 80 gr.The garlic cream is a pasteurized paté only with garlic.
A fundamental ingredient in the kitchen, but also a natural medicine.
It has a less strong taste than garlic itself, but it maintains the same nutritional and healthy properties.
Sulmona’s red garlic cream has an intense aroma and a delicate taste.
It is used as a condiment for first courses, but also as an appetizer on hot bruschetta or traditional bread canapes.The garlic cream goes well with aged cheeses, but also with dishes based on red meat, grilled, baked or steamed fish …
and with boiled meats it is ideal!
To prepare the garlic cream, the garlic is initially boiled, which is then cooked in extra virgin olive oil and salt, then passed and made into a pulp,
finally placed in jars and pasteurized in a bain-marie for at least 1 hour.
It is a product that does not contain dyes or preservatives.4,40€ + VATSulmona red garlic cream
4,40€ + VAT
