PERCOCA (NEAPOLITAN FISHING)
Initially widespread only in the Phlegraean and Vesuvian areas, the "Percoche", a Neapolitan variety of yellow-fleshed peaches, crunchy and not Spanish, were subsequently also introduced in the Caserta area.
The "percoca", from the Neapolitan percuoco, owes its fortune to the well-known ability to eat well of the Neapolitans, who elected it, since the 18th century, as the queen of the summer table. Who does not remember the "percoca drowned in red wine", a traditional ritual of the Neapolitans, which seems to have been introduced by the Spanish rulers, former masters of "sangria".
The Percoca Napoletana denomination includes at least two varietal types, certainly originating in the Phlegraean-Vesuvian area: the "Puteolana" and the "Terzarole" (with lace, golden, yellow). The common characteristics of these varieties are represented by the medium-large size, the deep yellow color of the pulp and part of the peel, the aroma and the very intense aroma, the sweet and velvety flavor and the excellent consistency so as to be used as raw material of delicious syrups.
- Weight
- 520 g
- Region
- Campania