Ä autumn and finally the
castagne Bracalla have returned! Many chimneys have started puffing out streams of smoke and giving us seasonal scents: there are already those who are roasting the first
caldarroste in northern Italy and the success of the legendary chestnuts from the
Valle Varaita is destined to be repeated this year as well.
The
Bracalla are excellent fruits from the woods of the Piedmont valley that rises towards the
Monviso, a delight roasted over the embers, but also great boiled for sweet treats and chestnut festivals. We went to see the chestnut groves and fell in love with such an intact territory, where the plants still experience all the beauty of the nature that surrounds them.
Unfortunately, as you may know, chestnuts are a fruit on the verge of extinction in Italy and there are many areas where they can no longer be 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 enormous 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, then, are still perfectly integrated among the woods and ancient fruit cultivations. This has ensured the health of the plants and the production of chestnuts. In
Valle Varaita, moreover, the
castagne Bracalla are particularly sweet and have become the
most sought-after type, “fashionable” almost.
Well, from today you can
book them on our portal and savor them as you wish, wherever you are. These
chestnuts of the Bracalla type from the
Valle Varaita are hard to find in common sales channels and Spaghetti&Mandolino is the only portal that makes them available to the public! Take advantage of it.
Bernardo Pasquali
S&M
