Description
Our Apricot Extra jam also goes very well with cheese. With the format of 110 g. born to this, you could afford to savor different pairings with the most diverse and flavourful cheeses.
In our orchards in Alba we collect at the right point of ripening the apricots which are processed within some hours, and cooked with the addition only of sugar cane to get an all-natural jam in the tradition of Piedmont.
The method used is the classic method used since ancient times for the preservation of fruit. The fruit after being carefully washed and clean are simply cooked in a pot with the addition of sugar cane.
We get a product that enhances the flavor of the fruit and the artisan characteristics that only our mothers can match.
All this is proved by the quantity of fruit used; for the production of 100 grams of jam are used 130 grams of juicy fresh apricots.
It is exceptional the pairing on freshly baked bread, with fresh butter.
It is also a rich and healthy breakfast or snack fine!
Elementary information
Name of product: Apricot extra jam
Category: Meat and cheese pairing jam
Net weight: 110 g.
Ingredients: Apricots, cane sugar
Raw materials
Origin: Piemonte
Variety: Apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.)
ay of cultivation: organic certified
Period of harvest: end June
Way of collection: by hand
Pairings
It’s a good match with cheeses such as vaccines or young pecorino or Piedmontese Toma Roccaverano cheese.
Varietal characteristics
The Apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) are the fruits of a tree belonging to the family Rosaceae, subfamily Prunoideae, genus Prunus, has an uncertain origin. There is infact a triple area of origin where it is more widespread: Chinese, Central Asian, iranocaucasica.
The tree is widespread in China for over 4000 years and has had its spread in Europe by the Romans.
The plant can reach 10/11 meters but we are grown by the method called “little tree” reaching a maximum height of 2.5 / 3 meters.
The flowers, 5 petals, are white to pink colored. The leaves are elliptical, with sharp tips and serrated edges. The fruits are round in shape with yellow skin / glowing red.
The pulp is juicy and rich in vitamin A.
The fruits are great to taste freshly picked but are well suited to the preservation and processing in order to be deguistati season.
Way of production
All the production process is done manually according to the old country tradition of home production. The fruit in copious quantities in the summer was turned into a jam before being consumed in the winter.
The method used is the classic method used since ancient times for the preservation of fruit. The fruit after being thoroughly cleaned and washed are simply cooked in a pot with the addition of sugar cane.