Originally from Pozzuoli and its surroundings, the Annurca apple from Campania IGP has found one of its ideal reference areas in Campania Felix.
With its white, crunchy, acidic and juicy pulp, very fragrant and with organoleptic characteristics that make it recommended even for those suffering from certain pathologies, it is considered by researchers to be "the queen of apples".
Particular and very interesting is also the processing, completely natural, which provides for the reddening of the ground in the so-called "melai", where the fruits are placed on beds of pine needles, shavings or vegetable materials and are turned by hand, one for one, for the time necessary to make them red on all sides.
Instead, the red Annurca of the south turns red directly on the tree, also used for liqueurs, desserts and in baking. Also consumed and appreciated two thousand years ago in Campania felix, the "orcola" or "annorcola" was mentioned as "Annurca" only in 1876.
