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Campanino
Campanino (Italian: mela campanina; in the Emilian dialect Mirandolese póm campanèn, transl. tiny bell apple), also known as mela modenese, transl. Modenese apple, or mela della nonna, transl. grandmother's apple, is a variety of the domestic apple. Thanks to its long shelf life, the Campanino has been popular not only in Italy but also in export to countries such as Germany.
Campanino apples are included in the list of Italian traditional foodstuffs (Prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali – PAT) from the Emilia-Romagna region, and in the Emilia-Romagna Regional Voluntary Database of Agricultural Genetic Resources (code RER V019).
The cultivar is also widespread in the Veneto region, where it is called campanìn (code GM27) or Modena apple (code GM47).
The ancient origins of this variety are not known. An early reference was in 1751 when Francesco Argelati from Bologna described the character of Bartolomea Gualandi as
una delle più belle e vaghe giovani di Pisa, la quale ancora ventriquattr'anni non aveva, fresca e rotondetta che pareva una mela modenese.
one of the most beautiful and vague young girls of Pisa, who is not yet 24 years old, fresh and round and looked like an apple from Modena
In 1815, Italian pomologist Georges Gallesio described a seedling found in the province of Modena as "Modena apple". In 1877 historian Don Felice Ceretti from Mirandola, published an article in a local periodical in which he spoke about "apples called campanini which are widely stocked in autumn and transported to Venice and other cities".
After the Second World War, cultivation of Campanino apples decreased in favour of other varieties that are more productive, easier to grow, and more appreciated by consumers. Historian Vilmo Cappi (1918–2013) wrote that the Campanino apple was disappearing because it was being replaced by more commercial varieties and types of apples. There are still those, however, who prefer the fruit since it can last all winter long with its fragrance kept intact while its clean and white pulp looks like marble.
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Campanino
Campanino (Italian: mela campanina; in the Emilian dialect Mirandolese póm campanèn, transl. tiny bell apple), also known as mela modenese, transl. Modenese apple, or mela della nonna, transl. grandmother's apple, is a variety of the domestic apple. Thanks to its long shelf life, the Campanino has been popular not only in Italy but also in export to countries such as Germany.
Campanino apples are included in the list of Italian traditional foodstuffs (Prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali – PAT) from the Emilia-Romagna region, and in the Emilia-Romagna Regional Voluntary Database of Agricultural Genetic Resources (code RER V019).
The cultivar is also widespread in the Veneto region, where it is called campanìn (code GM27) or Modena apple (code GM47).
The ancient origins of this variety are not known. An early reference was in 1751 when Francesco Argelati from Bologna described the character of Bartolomea Gualandi as
una delle più belle e vaghe giovani di Pisa, la quale ancora ventriquattr'anni non aveva, fresca e rotondetta che pareva una mela modenese.
one of the most beautiful and vague young girls of Pisa, who is not yet 24 years old, fresh and round and looked like an apple from Modena
In 1815, Italian pomologist Georges Gallesio described a seedling found in the province of Modena as "Modena apple". In 1877 historian Don Felice Ceretti from Mirandola, published an article in a local periodical in which he spoke about "apples called campanini which are widely stocked in autumn and transported to Venice and other cities".
After the Second World War, cultivation of Campanino apples decreased in favour of other varieties that are more productive, easier to grow, and more appreciated by consumers. Historian Vilmo Cappi (1918–2013) wrote that the Campanino apple was disappearing because it was being replaced by more commercial varieties and types of apples. There are still those, however, who prefer the fruit since it can last all winter long with its fragrance kept intact while its clean and white pulp looks like marble.