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WHEN IT’S SAINT NICHOLAS EVERY BEAN HAS A BLACK HEAD

WHEN IT’S SAINT NICHOLAS EVERY BEAN HAS A BLACK HEAD.

A popular Barese way of saying: “A Sanda Nicol, ogni fav la cape gnore” (“When it’s Saint Nicholas every bean has a black head”) because it is in this period beans are harvested and sold to be eaten raw as fresh vegetables.

it is a news by www.biodiversitapuglia.it

The day May 8, in Bari (Apulia, Italy) (link: goo.gl/maps ), is celebrated Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of the city.

After the celebration day of Saint Nicholas, however, the “nasello” (the tuberculous proliferation that grow on the seed: the caruncola) becomes dark and the seeds are no longer tender and no longer good to be eaten raw.

Apulian peole eat a lot of fava bean, they have a dialect way of saying that could be translated into the italian language: “Among all legumes the fava bean is the queen / cooked in the evening, re-cooked in the morning.”

Text taken from the project Biodiverso;
(link: www.biodiversitapuglia.it)

The main purpose of the integrated project BiodiverSO is to help achieve a significant reduction of the current rate of erosion of the biodiversity of Apulian horticultural species.

You can read all news, all info and all research about the project Biodiverso – Biodiversity of Apulian horticultural species.
(link: www.biodiversitapuglia.it)

Ii is a project by ATS “RETE PER LA BIODIVERSITÀ DELLE SPECIE ORTICOLE IN PUGLIA” “BIODIVERSO
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2020-05-08
PUGLIA, OR LE PUGLIE

PUGLIA, OR LE PUGLIE.

Across the Apulian territories among sea, countryside, historical cities and an important culinary tradition.

About 800 km of coastline distributed between the Ionian and Adriatic seas, give the traveler a colorful spectacle.

Because the color is the main character of Puglie, or better, of Puglia, with a thousand shades of blue and emerald sea green, yellow and white of the sandy beaches; gray coastlines that slope sometimes gently at times to peak in the deep waters.

For those who want to know and be surprised by the authenticity of the places, this region enjoys the wonders of the natural landscape that alternates between the spontaneity of the Mediterranean olive trees silver, the changing colors of the vineyards and gardens that alternate with deep red of the land.

Also charms with blinding white light of the fishing villages or Baroque buildings, it is to live the unique experience of places and hospitable people, conquer curious palate with intense flavors of simple ingredients that cause important dishes.

From north to south, Puglia is to discover!

Across apulian territories:

Murgia

The Murgia‘s Culture and Traditions. In addition to a lot of green and with some of the most beautiful landscapes of southern Italy, Murgia capture and it is to be appreciated for many activities, fot its scents and for the flavors of local gastronomy.

Bari’s land

The Bari area extends between the last step of Murgia and the coastline. It is a karst area, with altitudes almost constantly decreasing from 300-400 meters above sea level in the inner points to the sea.

Alberobello, Valle d’Itria and Costa Merlata

Alberobello, Valle d’Itria and the Costa Merlata welcome visitors with expanses of olive trees dotted with trulli … unparalleled, trees that dominate the red of the land and buildings that in the historic center of Alberobello became a UNESCO heritage created by the skilled hands of men and that make the scene around a succession of wonderful color effects, till the sea.

Ionian coast

The Ionian coast is characterized by wide beaches and a limpid water gently sloping into deepness. Karst hills just as an arch protects Taranto, known as the ‘city of two seas’, the capital of a region that got a strong tourist vocation and popular food and wine tradition.

Puglia Imperiale

Crossing the territory of Puglia Imperiale, from the plateau of the Murgia descend to the Adriatic coast between Barletta and Trani, with the feeling review the history of a land that is rich in evidence with a beautiful countryside that serves as a background to big farms, historical cities heart, cathedrals, castles .. with Castel del Monte that catches the eye throug all the way.

Gargano, Capitanata and Daunia

The territory extending from the Gargano to Daunia presents a variety of scenarios: sweet hills in Fortore river valley, Daunian Apennine area and Ofanto river valley, the plain of Tavoliere, the Gargano National Park area view on the untouched archipelago of the Tremiti Islands.

Salento

The sun, the sea, the wind … the Salento. It is the nature the first thing that strikes coming in this land stretch between two seas. The Salento has its heart in the province of Lecce and reaches the Adriatic to Brindisi and Taranto, on the Ionian sea.

Puglia, or Puglie

Puglie, or rather, Puglia has many qualities and if the lack of high mountains is compensated by the proximity to the Abruzzo and Basilicata, from Gargano to Salento there is really everything.

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2020-03-24
Puglia and Circular Economy

Puglia and Circular Economy.

it is a news by Regione Puglia – sistema.puglia.it

Puglia join the Circular Economy Development Network.

On 31 May 2018, the Italian Manifesto for the Circular Economy was signed in Rome.

The Italian Manifesto for the circular economy has been promoted by ENEA, the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Economic Development.

The objective is ambitious: to connect administrations, civil society, companies, research agency, engaged in projects and initiatives abou circular economy, in order to foster synergies and make Italian good practices known at national and European level. The Puglia Region is among the first document signatories. Within this manifesto, the topics related to the circular economy of common interest are defined.

ENEA is the only Italian member and representative of the research world in the coordination group of the European platform for the circular economy. ENEA promoted the creation of the analogous Italian web platform (www.icesp.it), to facilitate the exchange of information and good practices and offer a unified representation of the Italian way of doing circular economy.

The circular economy crosses various economic sectors and deals with problems including the transition to renewable energy, the management of the waste cycle, the fight against food waste, the use of natural resources.

Puglia has provided itself with rules and tools that allow to tackle these issues in a systemic way, considering each of them as an integral part of a modern and sustainable development policy.

The Puglia Region was the first Italian region to have joint the usefulness of this network, confirming its environmental vocation.

Being part of the circular economy network allows on the one hand to make known the good practices implemented in Puglia; on the other, to intercept and participate in the most recent and promising initiatives on a European scale, enhancing technology transfer, the birth of new companies, the diffusion of cultural approaches and diversified consumption styles.

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2018-06-02
The Network Dispensa dei Tipici

A Network with Nice People and Places.

Dispensa dei Tipici was born by an idea of Nico Paulangelo. A project that aims to be something more than a simple e-commerce.

Starting by the love for Murgia, Apulia and Basilicata lands – in southern Italy – we want to travel a bit trough Italy and trough the world to improve our products awareness, also inviting to travel in our production areas and to discover companies, culture and traditions.

The food & wine as a business card of the production area .. cause the territories are alive, and within them there is so much more …

From this idea we started, everything else is a journey.

Follow us,

step by step, with a smile, always. (:

2018-05-26
Dispensa dei Tipici supports Compact Show

Dispensa dei Tipici supports Compact Show.

A quarter of an hour to relax and to know new musicians, famous and young talents, time to time.

Compact Show is a real concert lasting just over 15 minutes.

A few songs, an exchange of opinions, anecdotes and smiles, virtually sitting in a real living room, together with exceptional artists; with the technology that is used to “digitize” and to promote art, in a new way.

Compact Show is a format born from an idea of Gemini Music and Arts that comes from passion .. and the desire to share those emotions that music can unleash … that’s why we support it!

If you are here, you have the same passion of the Compact Show, and we will be happy to let you discover the excellences that the lands of Puglia and Basilicata produce.

Cause even food and wine, like music, are culture.

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2018-03-11
A little patience

We do not call it “bad weather” at all.. we enjoy to look at our land with other colors!

Please have patience if you are waiting for your order,
because the snow, the frost and low temperatures can cause delays for few days.

Thank you ♡
Staff Dispensa dei Tipici

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2018-02-26
Origins and Itineraries of Primitivo – part one

Origins and Itineraries of Primitivo – part one.

it is an article by Mediterranea Online – mediterraneaonline.eu

The good propensity for journey of Primitivo grape…

The existence of grapes in Puglia is made before the relationships between native populations and the Phoenicians who went along with their ships along the coasts of the region from 2000 to. C. for commercial purposes.

The ancient sailors introduced in these lands new vines and techniques to make vine more effective and just as did the Illyrian people of the “Histri” that populated Istria, the Valley of the river Arsa and the bay of Kalavojna (name given later by Greeks: “kala” and “oenos” mean “good wine” in fact).

Around 1200 a. C. from Illyria, a region bathed by the Adriatic Sea corresponding to most of the Western Balkans, including Dalmatia, began the first migrations in Puglia, especially towards the southern area of Salento; the first Illyrian tribe to populate the region was that of the Japigi (from the name of Iapige son of Daedalus and head of the Cretans settled in Taranto, or of the son of Lycaon and brother of Dauno and Peucezio); to these people probably originating from Albania followed, in the seventh century. B.C. the subtribes of Peuceti and Dauni.

Between the ninth and tenth centuries BC new migratory flows of other tribes pushed towards Puglia as well as the Dorians: the Choni and the Messapi.

The latter were probably credited with a name inspired by the legend of Messapo, a Beota warlord, proving to be a branch of populations far more archaic than the Illyrians of which they were part, or at least had contact … the inhabitants of Boeotia and Euboea , whose lands were already famous for the renowned wines. However, according to the literary testimonies of Herodotus, the Messapians were supposed to come from Crete. However, strong of the language and of a civilization defined by customs and common customs the Messapi merged with the Japigi giving birth to the culture and the people of Messapia, the “Land between the two Seas” corresponding to the Murge and Salento, up to to be confused with them (Strabo is no coincidence that he considered Messapia and Japigia the same thing).

Although historical sources are uncertain, and the tribes of the Japigi and the Messapi are often considered a single ethnic group, born at the dawn of the great Indo-European migrations towards the Mediterranean area and their languages, the Illyrian and the Messapic, almost identical, to be equated with the aegean-anatolian phonetics. It is certain that new forms of viticulture were introduced in Puglia, as the Greeks did in the 8th century. a.C., with whom they maintained relations of mutual respect and cultural independence.

Between reality and legend, migrations and crossings of civilization, the primitive vines of Primitivo attested their presence in the Balkans and in the land of Japigia, the vast territory including Daunia, Peucezia and Messapia, surviving the time and the dominations that changed the face of the territories joined by the Adriatic Sea.

And the migrant vine with man brings civilization and knowledge for man everywhere takes root …

read also ORIGINS AND ITINERARIES OF PRIMITIVO – PART TWO (coming soon)

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2018-01-08
The golden triangle – part two

The golden triangle – part two.

it is an article by Città Meridiane – cittameridiane.it

The rock settlements between Monopoli and Fasano.

Returning to Lama d’Antico, it was certainly one of the largest and inhabited settlements where nothing was missing: houses into the rock with chambers and cisterns for collecting rainwater, shelters for animals, mills for the milling of olives, spaces to host work environments and the magnificent church, completely painted with frescoes.

It is a true cathedral with a central dome, one of the largest cave churches all aroung Puglia. Inside you enter through a monumental entrance that leads into a distinct environment in two apsed naves. Originally the church was completely frescoed but today most of the paintings are faded. A Maiestas Domini is still visible on the lunette of the central apse and on the left wall there is the figure of the apostle Giovanni Evangelista who blesses.

Also in the Archeological Park of Lama d’Antico, the church of San Lorenzo is included, in which a particular iconostasis is conserved and strongly linked to the Greek-Orthodox religious services. And it is precisely here that we find the two Holy Fathers: St. Basil of the Orthodox Church and St. Benedict of the Latin Church. Remarkable are the other wall paintings that are painted with pictorial ability and accuracy for the use of colors and the intensely expressive features of the faces that make this church one of the most fascinating examples of Byzantine art in the canyons of Fasano.

Among the most interesting houses there is Sant’Andrea and San Procopio, in the territory of Monopoli, which can be reached from Masseria Rosati. In the Assunta’s canyon there are numerous cave-dwellings, a mill, an oil mill and other rooms for handicraft use, and the crypt church with a sculpted front with great care and skill. Very interesting is the long inscription engraved in Latin above the lunette that dates the church to 1073.

Also the bema of this church is unusual in the area, as it has a double separation in stone 50 cm high with two openings in the direction of the apses. With regard to the wall paintings, a Saint George on horseback, the saint of the Crusades, is still visible. In the paintings of San Procopio one can perceive the passage from the Byzantine tradition to a new pictorial current of western inspiration with Norman-Swabian matrix.

Angevins paintings are present in the depiction of Sant’Eligio painted with bright colors and the symbols attributed to him by tradition as patron of the farriers: two nails, a hammer, a pincer, a horseshoe and a small black mule.

Our tour ends in the canyon near the Masseria Ottava Grande (Provincial Road 10, Contrada Ottava, Montalbano di Fasano – phone +39 320 6844285 – www.masseriaottavagrande.it – info@masseriaottavagrande.it), a ravine with high walls rocky with a system of large caves of which some used as a oil mill consisting of three large rooms and other small rooms and equipped with millstone working until the ’50s. In front of the farm, the oldest example of a fortified tower, the church of San Pietro from the 12th century which – as explained by the archaeologist Roberta Mussardo, who in the meantime has been added to us – is a typical example of a domed building in axis, whose scheme spread widely in Puglia from the 8th to the 13th century.

The church is a small jewel in which the simple exterior architecture does not predict the extent and the internal richness.

Impressing are the pillars that extend upwards and support the arches of the three domes made with cross vaults.

Subsequently, San Pietro was decorated with elegant floral motifs.

It should be noted that the building has returned to being usable thanks to the Indelli family that owns it, after a long period of neglect. Together with the church the rural house has also been recovered, which is located in the canyon next to which stands an ancient style and a fragrant citrus grove closed by high walls covered in cocciopesto and equipped with stone channels to bring the water from the cistern.

read also THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE – PART ONE

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2018-01-06
The golden triangle – part one

The golden triangle – part one.

it is an article by Città Meridiane – cittameridiane.it

The territory between Monopoli, Fasano and Ostuni boasts an unparalleled historical and archaeological richness.

The territory between Monopoli, Fasano and Ostuni, in recent years open to quality tourism thanks to the excellent accommodation facilities of the area, can always be considered a golden triangle for the prerogatives offered. In fact, have been there for centuries: an orderly and fertile campaign in which the main protagonists are the imposing and contorted olive and centenary carob trees, an unparalleled historical and archaeological richness and the added value of impressive and magnificent complexes, which is little flattering define farms, a stone’s throw from the sea.

But even before those who now enjoy the area for vacation, this was chosen as a home to many communities of refined civilization, as evidenced by the rock settlements that have impressive hypogeal churches and rich in interesting paintings.

The populations who settled here chose the canyons, deep furrows dug by the rains in the limestone, as ideal places to realize the cave-houses and the caves-churches in the tuff, in the natural cavities enlarged by subsequent workings.

Another element favorable to the sedentary life in the past centuries was the climate in the area that is particularly mild and ideal for the cultivation of olive, almond, citrus and also cereals and vegetables.

It should not be forgotten that during the period in which these places were inhabited, the coasts were infested by Saracen or Berber predators, for which the canyons, sometimes difficult to reach and hidden by the thick Mediterranean scrub, represented an ideal refuge.

The most important and interesting canyon of the territory, both for the beauty of the landscape and for the complex settlements and a church of considerable size and of great artistic value, is called Lama d’Antico (Provincial Road Fasano-Savelletri, Contrada Sarzano, Fasano –www.lamadantico.it – info@lamadantico.it).

Exploring this fascinating and timeless place, we are accompanied by Giuseppe of Cooperativa ARS Archeology, Restoration and Development (for info and visits tel +39 328 3597517 – +39 338 8175123) and by several of the numerous colony of cats that have now become official guides.

As we enter the bottom of the canyon, enriched by a lot of spontaneous vegetation and centuries-old olive trees, we listen to what Giuseppe tells us that catapults us to Puglia in the time between the VIII and the XIII century AD. contention between the Lombards and the Byzantines.

In the villages gathered in the canyons the frescoes paintings narrate a story of peace and of happy coexistence between the two cultures with a contemporary use of Latin and Greek as well as coexistence of both rites. This does not mean that they did not have relations with the ruling political authorities – Giuseppe explains to us – but their isolation allowed them a peaceful existence and cohabitation.

Therefore, the hypothesis that these places of worship were intended as hermit basilic caves chosen by monks coming from neighboring Greece is now closed. Moreover, our guide adds, San Basilio did not found religious orders nor did he promote hermitism.
An irrefutable proof of the contacts between Greek and Latin monasticism is found in the rocky church of San Lorenzo, in which there is the fresco painting depicting St. Basil and St. Benedict next to each other.

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2018-01-04
December 4, 2017 | Wine & Food Tasting | by Città del Gusto Lecce @Torre del Parco, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

December 4, 2017 | Wine & Food Tasting | by Città del Gusto Lecce @Torre del Parco, Lecce, Apulia, Italy.

it is an event by Città del Gusto Lecce.

At the beautiful Torre del Parco venue in Lecce, let will be the tasting of wines awarded with the Tre Bicchieri, the maximum score by the Gambero Rosso Italian Wines Guide 2018

December 4, h 19:00 @ Torre del Parco, Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
Info: gamberorosso.it

The most awaited event, the one with the wines awarded with the highest score – Tre Bicchieri – by Guida Vini d’Italia 2018 Gambero Rosso.

Event will be in Pugli for the first time.

After the appointments at Rome, Naples and Turin, the “Tre Bicchieri” tour reach Lecce: Monday, December 4, in the historic Torre del Parco residence (Viale Torre del Parco, 1, Lecce), from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm, it will be possible to taste wines of some of the Italian companies awarded, with the participation of the expert Gambero Rosso William Pregentelli.

It will be an unmissable opportunity to know and appreciate the national enological excellences and to share info with producers and wine lovers.

Puglia confirms the trend of recent years, in which it has grown and found a high-level production continuity, difficult to imagine even just ten years ago, aspects linked above all to the awareness of having vines, vineyards and unique territories in the Italian wine scene and worldwide.

The primitivo is by now the most important grape of the region not only in the historical areas, Gioia del Colle and Manduria. Gioia del Colle is building its success year by year also thanks to a strong and compact consortium proposing an idea of quality wine. As for Manduria, it must be noted that some of the most significant companies in the area have chosen to offer their wines out of the denomination, in some cases for some time, in others recently, as a reaction to a disciplinary that seems to be not too clear. If on one hand we are happy about a good number of wineries constantly at the top national quality, on the other we are a bit ‘surprised not to see many emerging news.

The Tre Bicchieri awards are almost all confirmations, starting from the Gioia del Colle Primitivo, as the Contrada Barbatto by Nicola Chiaromonte, the 17 Montevella Vineyard of Polvanera, the Tre Pini Riserva, the Senatore by Coppi, plus the return of the Marpione by Viglione.

As for Salice Salentino, the winery cooperative Due Palme and Leone de Castris confirm the role of reference producers, with the Selvarossa and Per Lui Reserva.

Same situation for Castel Del Monte denomination, where Torrevento by Francesco Liantonio has become the model to follow, in particular with its Riserva Vigna Pedale, a benchmark not only for the designation but also for all wines produced from black grapes of Nero di Troia.

As for the Primitivo di Manduria, we find the history of this territory side by side, with the Sinfarosa Zinfandel, and the passion accompanied by the technique, with the Raccontami of the Vespa family.

Tenuta Rubino is confirmed with the Oltremé, to high the flag of susumaniello – autochthonous vine rediscovered by the Rubino family wuth time, resources and passion – while Paolo Leo and Carvinea obtain again the highest recognition with ever iridescent labels: the Negramaro for the first, the Primitivo for the second.

We close talking once again about the detestable fashion of ultra-heavy bottles: it seems truly unacceptable that cellars decide to use bottles that exceed well the weight of 750 ml of still wine, and a serious lack of consistency for companies that claim to make a eco-sustainable production or carrying out organic or biodynamic viticulture.

I vini della Puglia premiati con Tre Bicchieri

Castel del Monte Rosso V. Pedale Ris. 2014 – Torrevento

Gioia del Colle Primitivo 17 Vign. Montevella 2014 – Polvanera

Gioia del Colle Primitivo Marpione Ris. 2013 – Tenuta Viglione

Gioia del Colle Primitivo Muro Sant’Angelo Contrada Barbatto 2014 – Tenute Chiaromonte

Gioia del Colle Primitivo Ris. 2014 – Tre Pini

Gioia del Colle Primitivo Senatore 2011 – Coppi

Oltremé 2016 – Tenute Rubino

Orfeo Negroamaro 2015 Cantine Paolo Leo

Primitivo 2015 – Carvinea

Primitivo di Manduria Raccontami2015 – Vespa – Vignaioli per Passione

Primitivo di Manduria Sinfarosa Zinfandel 2015 – Felline

Salice Salentino Rosso Per Lui Ris. 2015 – Leone de Castris

Salice Salentino Rosso Selvarossa Ris. 2014 – Cantine Due Palme

Queste le cantine presenti con le loro eccellenze:

Barone Pizzini

Biancavigna

Cantina Tollo

Cantina Meran

Cantina Tramin

Cantine Due Palme

Cantine Polvanera

Cantine Settesoli

Cantine Tre Pini

Carvinea

Casale del Giglio

Chiaromonte

Coppi

Cottanera

Donnachiara

Felline

Ferghettina

Ferrari

Feudi di San Gregorio

Franz Haas

Leone De Castris

Masi

Paolo Leo

Pievalta

Russiz Superiore

San Salvatore 1988

Suavia

Tenuta San Leonardo

Tenute Rubino

Velenosi

Il food sarà a cura dello chef Gianluca Spedicato (Torre del Parco) e degli chef di Gambero Rosso Academy Cosimo Russo (Ristorante Aqua Le Dune di Porto Cesareo) e Matteo Romano (Ristorante Lilith) arricchito da una ricca offerta di selezionati produttori del territorio:

– Il capocollo di Terra Terra-Questione di radici;

– il formaggio Don Carlo dell’azienda InMasseria;

– i prodotti a base di peperoncino di “Maru”;

– i sott’oli di Carlino la Famiglia;

– gli insaccati di mare di Offishina;

– Panificio Scordella (Taurisano);

– Essentiae del Salento.

2017-12-04