The town used to be known as “Carmignan da’ fichi” because of the many fig trees (“fichi”) growing in the gardens and fields. The fruits were preserved using a technique still followed today. The figs are opened lengthwise, laid out on reed mats and steamed with sulfur, which whitens the skin. After being dried for four or five days in the sun, the figs spend another 40 days in a cool, airy room. During this time, a thin layer of sugar forms on the surface. When they are completely dry, the figs are stuffed with a few aniseeds and layered to form figure-eight shapes called “picce”. Their sugary flavor is cut by the liquorice notes of the aniseed.
Season
The fig harvest takes place from mid-August until the end of September. The Carmignano dried fig is marketed from the third Sunday in October during the 'Benvenuto Fico Secco a Carmignano' event.
Production area
Carmignano and Poggio a Caiano Municipalities, Prato Province
Presidium supported by
Prato Provincial Authority, Municipality of Carmignano, Prato Chamber of Commerce
I Campini
di Maurizio Attucci
Via Agnoletti, 35
Carmignano (Po)
Tel.+39 339 1592766
attuccimaurizio@virgilio.it
Collina del Falco
di Sylvia Meister
Via Fausto Coppi, 30
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 347 9633024
collinadelfalco@yahoo.it
Cooperativa Humanitas
Via Sauro, 11
Prato
Tel. +39 348 5506409
presidenza@coophumanitas.it
Le Ginestre
di Andrea Landini
Via delle Ginestre, 23
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 348 5150850-339 2336836
sabrinabiagi1966@gmail.com
Fabio Gufoni
Via Toia, 2
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 339 6446016
fabio-g93@hotmail.it
fabiogufoni1993@gmail.com
Antonio Orlandi
Via Serra, 60
Carmignano (Po)
Tel.+39 329 2298076
antonioorlandi1148@gmail.com
Fiorella Orlandi
Via Lame, 71
Località Seano
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 339 3510935-333 3838594
claudia.borchi73@gmail.com
Siro Petracchi
Località Montalbiolo, 49
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 335 354906
info@siropetracchi.com
www.siropetracchi.com
Pieve dei Medici
di Edoardo Pratesi
Via Bacchereta, 425
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 333 2928074
edo.pr@live.it
Podere Orsolini
di Azzurra del Lucchese
Via Le Volte, 3
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 347 4446743
podere.orsolini@gmail.com
Puro Carmignano
di Daniela Daniele
Via Montalbiolo, 14
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 338 9209376
purocarmignano@gmail.com
Società Agricola Montaneta
di Umberto Ganghereti
Via La Serra, 132
Carmignano (Po)
Tel. +39 348 3551356
agriturismomontaneta@gmail.com
www.agriturismomontaneta.com
Azzurra Del Lucchese
Tel. +39 347 4446743
info@fichisecchidicarmignano.it
Slow Food Presidium Coordinator
Luisa Peris
Tel. +39 3355770025
info@slowfood.prato.it
