Fava di Carpino
Carpino Fava Bean
One of the best broad beans in Puglia, grown on the chalky clay around Carpino and sown in October and November.
Designation
- Certification
- Slow Food Presidium
- Category
- Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed
Where it is made
Carpino comune, Foggia province
How it is made
No fertiliser is used, since the beans put nitrogen back into the soil themselves, and no other treatments; weeds are pulled by hand.