Today we'll dive into a beautiful and historical ingredient. It's an internationally known ingredient, and making it's way to tables worldwide: the Sorrento Lemon.

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The Sorrento lemon, a product that is envied and loved by world cuisines rich in vitamin C, its presence in the Sorrento area, is certified in historical paintings dating back to 1500, fruit and vegetable pride of places such as Piano di Sorrento, Vico Equense, also cultivated in beautiful Capri, Sant 'Agnello and Massa Lubrense.

In the cuisine, the "Sorrento" LGP Lemon is used in many occasions: natural, in the preparation of juices and flavor flavors, jams and drinks. The best cooks have invented copyright recipes, where the lemon is a constant in all dishes, from appetizers to desserts, to the coffee, and the obligatory ingredients in all the seafood main courses and of course next to the fish, which in this area is the main attraction for tourists.

Huge success among the visitors of the Sorrento peninsula have also received some confectionery preparations based on lemon, such as "babà al limoncello", the "lemon delights" and the "lemon sorbet".

FEATURES

The characteristics of the "Lemon of Sorrento" LGP are enhanced by the technical production procedures, still linked to the cultivation of plants under straw mats that are supported by wooden support poles, usually chestnut, to cover the foliage of the trees, " Pagliarelle "in order to protect them above all from the cold and the wind and to also achieve a delay in ripening the fruit, which is one of the main elements of this production. This creates a greater production of essential oils in the skin, that's why product used for the production of infusions and alcohollemonic agriculture in Sorrento has an indissoluble link with the production environment, to which it gives many advantages: it contributes to the conservation of soil from hydrogeological instability, is a fundamental element of the coastal landscape, thus also affecting tourism.The weight of a real Sorrento Lemon should not fall below 85 gr and the skin is firm and not too thick.

Among the processed products, next to the jams for which the first batches were certified last year, the best known in the world prepared with the "Lemon of Sorrento" PGI is definitely the "limoncello".

Countless benefits can be gained from the constant use of lemon, throat infections, poor digestion, dental problems, fever, hair care, skin care, rheumatism, burns, overweight, respiratory disorders, cholera and high blood pressure. Lemon is known in herbal medicine known for its cuarative characteristics from several decades, helps strengthen the immune system and cleanses the digestive system.It is not only a blood purifier, but also helps the body fight diseases. Lemon juice, in particular, is very useful in the treatment of kidney stones, in the treatment of heart attacks and in the reduction of body temperature. The benefits of lemon on health are due to many elements it contains, such as vitamin C, vitamin B, phosphorus, proteins and even carbohydrates,

Nutritional values or 100 gr of lemon

One of the best sites to deepen the knowledge of this wonderful product is certainly the CONSORTIUM OF PROTECTION OF LEMON SORRENTO LGPwhere you can buy many products directly based on Lemon

IN THE KITCHEN

SEASONALITY : available on the market all year round ka produced from 1st January to 31st October

PRODUCTION: Italy, Piano di Sorrento, Massa Lubrense, Sorrento, Sant 'Agnello, Anacapri, Capri

APPLICATIONS IN THE KITCHEN : The lemon in the kitchen can be applied as a marinating acid, as flavoring in pastry, and even as a basic ingredient for preparations such as sorbets, mousses. One of the main roles is in cold emulsified sauces such as citronette and citrus sauces, due to the large quantity of essential oils contained in the peel, the Sorrento IGP lemon is used in the production of the known Limoncello di Sorrento.

STORAGE: The Fuits at temperatures between + 2 ° and + 5 ° C

PRICE TO KG : they have a price range that goes from around € 4 to € 6 but depends a lot on the periods of the year and on the productions.