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Pisello Centogiorni

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Hundred-Day Pea

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Pisello Centogiorni

A pea grown on the Vesuvius slopes for at least a century, one of many varieties selected there over time. Peas have been a staple on that ground since the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. The name means a hundred days, for how long it takes.

Designation

Certification
Slow Food Presidium
Category
Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

Where it is made

The Vesuvius area, province of Napoli.

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