The Lanzo Valleys form an area that is particularly suited to the cultivation of apples since this crop finds a favourable environment here, that guarantees good development.
Among the varieties that still characterise these valleys today is the Bugin apple, an antique variety that owes its current name to the Bogino family, a family from Lanzo that cultivated and marketed it in the past.
This variety has been present in the Lanzo Valleys since at least the 1940s. It is harvested in October when it is not fully ripened yet. In fact, full ripening takes place in winter and, unlike other varieties, lasts a very long time, meaning that they can be eaten in summer.
The fruit of the Bogino apple has a yellow-green skin with red streaks; the pulp is white with greenish hues, it is very sugary and has a slight acidity. It is mainly eaten fresh or used in the preparation of apple fritters or “glara”, a typical mountain dessert that uses stale bread.
Due to the territory being abandoned, this variety of apple is only cultivated in small domestic orchards now, characterised by very old and large plants and generally only used for consumption within the family. Recently, small companies are emerging that are trying to recover and sell some of these varieties.
The research activities necessary for the reporting of this product in the Ark of Taste online catalogue were financed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, the General Directorate of the Tertiary Sector and Corporate Social Responsibility – notice n° 1/2018 “Slow Food in action: communities protagonists of change”, pursuant to Article 72 of the Tertiary Sector Code, referred to in Legislative Decree No. 117/2017.
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