In Lunigiana, wheat was grown on the valley floor, so in the past the only flour available in the mountain areas was ground from chestnuts. The Carpanese, Punticosa and Rastellina chestnut varieties, small and slightly flattened on one side, were abundant, and the whole family, including children and the elderly, would help out with the harvest. Marocca is made by mixing finely sieved chestnut flour, wheat flour and boiled and mashed potatoes with extra-virgin olive oil, yeast, a piece of sourdough starter and water. The dough is formed into a round loaf, about 20 centimeters in diameter, which is left to rise for over an hour before being baked in a wood-burning oven.
Season
Marocca is made year-round, because of the long life of chestnut flour, but mostly in November and during the rest of the fall because of the availability of fresh flour
Production area
Casola in Lunigiana Municipality, Massa-Carrara Province
Presidium supported by
Massa-Carrara Provincial Authority, Lunigiana Mountain Community, Massa-Carrara Chamber of Commerce, Apuan Alps Regional Park, Municipality of Casola in Lunigiana
Il Forno di Canoàra
Via Regnano Villa, 99 A
Casola In Lunigiana (Ms)
Tel. 347 2354711
commerciale.lamaroccadicasola@gmail.com
lamaroccadicasola.blogspot.com
Fabio Bertolucci
tel. +39 347 2354711
commerciale.lamaroccadicasola@gmail.com
Slow Food Coordinator
Alessio Bocconi
Tel. +39 347 303 1259
bocconiale@gmail.com