Characteristics
The organic Bergamot of Reggio Calabria grows and bears fruit in only one place in the world, the Riviera dei Gelsomini . It is a narrow strip on the Ionian coast in the province of Reggio Calabria that was Magna Graecia. The bergamot finds in these areas an ideal microclimate to produce fruits with unique characteristics. In fact, they are particularly rich in precious and fragrant essence of bergamot DOP, the main ingredient of the best perfumes in the world. In addition to this, which has been its main use for centuries, today it is a precious ingredient in the kitchen. In fact, for its particular and unmistakable aroma it has made inroads into many refined palates. Furthermore, it is also very rich in beneficial properties (antioxidants, cholesterol control).
Advice
Our Organic Bergamot from Reggio Calabria arrives on your table very fresh and lasts a long time (in the fridge up to 40 days). If you don't have space in the fridge, keep it away from heat sources, above all always be careful to consume the ripest fruits first. But if you don't want to consume the fresh fruits you can keep them even longer in the freezer. In fact you can squeeze the juice or cut it into slices or wedges.
For ideas on how to use it, check out the recipes on our blog to get inspired and learn about this fruit. You can make healthy juices, learn how to use it to enhance the flavor of sweet dishes (e.g. candied fruit , jams), savory dishes and an excellent digestive ( Bergamino )
The fruit
- Bergamot has a more pronounced acidic flavour in the first fruits of the season, the early ones, picked while still green. As it ripens, the fruit becomes yellow and more pleasant to eat fresh.
- The peel is calloused and thick and very rich in essential oils. For use in cooking it is necessary to remove the white part (albedo) which is rather thick and bitterish.
- The pulp is white with some seeds. Very rich in juice.
- Average weight: 200 - 220 g (about 5 bergamots for each kg)
Ripening period
The harvest lasts from October (early fruits) to January (ripe fruit)
The "digital supply chain" is a model of sustainability
Ours is a digital model that does not only mean getting directly from the producer to the consumer, but a way of doing things that has an impact on our sustainability and on the quality of the products that we manage to bring to your table. You will feel the difference!
Sustainable for the environment
Avoiding remunerating all the intermediate steps of the traditional supply chain (often only commercial) helps to make the price to the consumer more transparent and allows the farm to allocate the right resources to practice sustainable agriculture.
Social and cultural sustainability
The digital supply chain has a concrete impact on the territory, not only economically! It means being able to provide work for (logistics, social media, marketing, etc.), but also having links with institutions, associations, people to whom we turn to communicate our model with educational, social or pure entertainment activities ( see HERE ).
Sustainability for the farm
Skipping the intermediate steps also means having direct contact with the customer trying to explain what the value of your product is, which being 100% organic sometimes is not perfect on the outside but it is on the inside. This also helps to minimize waste (i.e. the non-perfect products that the GDO would throw away)
Sustainability for the consumer
It allows access to quality products at the right price, with greater guarantees. The customer "looks in the face" directly those who have sweated to produce and those who put in the effort every day to produce have every interest in having a satisfied customer. All this is now impossible in the "impersonal" model of the GDO
FRESH, SEASONAL AND TASTY
Short supply chain is synonymous with freshness and quality that can be perceived between a fruit that arrives at your home within 48 hours of harvesting ripened in the sun of the Riviera dei Gelsomini instead of the 5/7 days of a fruit harvested a little later in ripening to last longer than the traditional supply chain
Fresh and perfectly ripe products
Our products are picked fresh and above all naturally ripened in the sun of the Riviera dei Gelsomini: you will taste the flavour!
Seasonal Fruits and Typical Local Varieties
We have decided to recover old varieties that have now been commercially abandoned in favor of standardized ones that are more suitable for large-scale retail trade processing, often to the detriment of the taste and quality of the products.