The tips of the large spears of Albenga violet asparagus are deep purple, gradually shading to cream towards the base. The unusual color of this unique variety is not the result of a specific cultivation technique, but comes from its genetic heritage. This particular asparagus has 40 chromosomes instead of 20, like all other varieties, so it cannot be adulterated through crosses. This has meant it has maintained its inimitable fragrance and flavor. Even so, the cultivation of this extraordinary Ligurian variety, so popular in the 1930s, has by now been almost completely abandoned.
Season
Harvest in open fields starts in March and may extend beyond the end of June; cultivation of crops in heated plots cannot begin before December and cannot continue beyond April.
Production area
Albenga plain, Savona Province
Producers
Rosa Abbo
Regione Antognano, 7
Albenga (Sv)
Tel. +39 339 7503517
rossellalorenzo16@gmail.com
Azienda Agricola Montano
Via Prae, 1Ceriale (Sv)
Tel.+39 328 8926306
azienda.montano.ceriale@gmail.com
P.e.q. Agri
di Marco Fausto Luzzati
Strada Castello
Andora (Sv)
Tel. 340 3551138
marco@peqagri.it
Società Agricola Enrico e Lanzalaco
Regione Bagnoli, 35
Leca d’Albenga (Sv)
Tel. +39 333 2703480
enrico.lanzalaco@gmail.com
Andrea Sardo
Regione Acquafredda, 4
Albenga (Sv)
Tel. +39 377 5023132
andrea.214.sardo87@gmail.com
Marisa Montano
Tel. +39 328 8926306
azienda.montano.ceriale@gmail.com
Slow Food Presidium Coordinator
Monica Maroglio
Tel.+39 328 8710604
slowfood202@gmail.com
