Chickpea
SIZE 500gr
VINTAGE 2019
PRODUCTION AREA: Vaiano – Castiglione del Lago – Lago Trasimeno – 320mt s.l.m.
CULTIVAR: cece (Cicer arietinum L.)
HARVEST AND MAKING: “Cece” (chickpea) is an herbacoeus plant belonging to Fabaceae species. The seed of plant is a kind of bean used frequently in the people nutrition for its protein contribution. The farm has about 1 hectare of chickpeas. The cultivation starts on Spring, during the seeding season. At first, the farmer extircates manually weeds appearing at the beginning of the process. Than, the weeds are naturally extircated by the vegetative growth of chickpea.The harvest of chickpea is on July, with “trebbiatura”. Than, the seeds are put under the sun, and than freezed to remove the possible impurity. At the end of this process the chickpea is ready to business.
To have a good cooking of this product, you have soak on water for 12hours. You can prepare a lot of dishes, like soup, or other ones coming from the rural tradition.
