Italiano
With rind, the laganella (handmade pasta) or in the classic version with the bruschetta, perhaps, combined with delicious meatballs peasant sanlupesi.
Tomorrow, Saturday, July 18, in the charming stone village of San Lupo, in the province of Benevento, will take shape and taste “Traditional flavors… The Queen’s Beans”, flirty event organized by the pro local, which will star the legume is grown exclusively in the countryside the small Sannio center.
A legume “real”, whose name seems to owe to a particular historical episode involving the Queen Maria Theresa of Austria and the knight Achille Jacobelli, wealthy character origins sanlupesi who attended the court of Ferdinand II of Bourbon, which decided to donate a bag of beans, fruit of his land to the ruling. The Queen, in thanking him, then tasted them, asked the name of goodness. Request, which Jacobelli would answer: Your Majesty, in your honor will be called “Bean Queen”.
Among the just under eight hundred inhabitants that animate the village, it is mainly women and older people to keep alive the very small production of this authentic delicacy: a bean that is distinguished by its noble nutritional value and high digestibility, which make it even more interesting than the softness and sweetness that characterizes the taste.
Location of the festival, starting at 20:30, Largo Zampillo and Umberto I square.
“The event – said the president of Pro Loco, Annarita Focareta – is a time to promote and exploit a niche product, offering visitors a chance to enjoy a taste of the past, in addition to being the only showcase where to buy this rare bean. All this – she added – peppered with folklore and shows. The opening of the gastronomic space will in fact anticipated by motorcycle rally the Eagles of Matese and the Vespa Club Telese Valley. It is also planned a concert of popular music of Sudterranea. To complete the offer of flavors, tasting of “Tear of Janara” other preparation “Made in Pro Loco””.
