The Bracalla chestnuts from Valle Varaita are back.

It is autumn and finally the Bracalla chestnuts have returned! Many chimneys have started to puff streams of smoke and give us seasonal aromas: there are already those who are roasting the first chestnuts in northern Italy, and the success of the legendary chestnuts from the Valle Varaita is set to repeat itself this year.

 

The Bracalla are excellent fruits from the woods of the Piedmontese valley that rises towards Monviso, a delight roasted over embers, but also great boiled for potential sweets and chestnut roasts. We went to visit the chestnut groves and fell in love with such an intact territory, where the plants still experience all the beauty of the surrounding nature.

 

Unfortunately, as you may know, chestnuts are a fruit on the verge of extinction in Italy, and there are many areas where they are no longer produced due to a series of diseases affecting the chestnut trees. A devastation that has dealt a painful blow to the flavors of nature.

 

Yet there are still natural strongholds where these huge trees produce their best fruits. The Valle Varaita is a narrow valley where man has respected nature and the plants have managed to survive undisturbed by diseases.

 

The properties of Monvisotta are still perfectly integrated amongst the woods and ancient fruit cultivations. This has ensured the health of the plants and the production of chestnuts. In Valle Varaita, moreover, the Bracalla chestnuts are particularly sweet and have become the most sought-after type, "trendy" almost.

 

Well, starting today you can book them on our portal and enjoy them as you like, wherever you are. These Bracalla chestnuts from the Valle Varaita are hard to find on common sales channels, and Spaghetti&Mandolino is the only portal offering them to the public! Take advantage of it.

 

Bernardo Pasquali