Grown for centuries on the land around Lake Trasimeno, this bean was very popular until the 1950s, but has since almost completely disappeared. The depopulation of the countryside is partly to blame, as is the lengthy and laborious cultivation process, still entirely manual, from sowing to harvesting to threshing. The tiny, oval bean comes in a range of colors, from cream to black, passing though salmon and many shades of brown, and is sometimes speckled. When cooked, the beans are tender, buttery and particularly flavorful. They are best eaten boiled, seasoned simply with a little local extra-virgin olive oil.
Season
Traditionally harvested between July and August, but available dried year-round.
The farms that still grow the beans are family-run: small-scale producers who sow and harvest their crop by hand. They have joined in an association and signed a production protocol to help distinguish the Presidium beans. The Presidium is working to promote the bean, helping it move beyond the local market so as to encourage an increase in production.
Production area
Municipalities around Lake Trasimeno, Perugia Province
Presidium supported by
Trasimeno-Medio Tevere Municipalities Association Mountain Community, Umbria Regional Authority
Production area
Municipalities around Lake Trasimeno, Perugia Province
Presidium supported by
Trasimeno-Medio Tevere Municipalities Association Mountain Community, Umbria Regional Authority
Producers
Matteo Baldesch
iLocalità Palazzola, 6
Tuoro sul Trasimeno (Pg)
Tel. +39 339 2290605
matteo.baldeschi@gmail.com
Carlo e Marco Carini
Strada del Tegolare, 2
Perugia (Pg)
Tel. +39 347 6303781
info@agrariacarini.it
Paolo Ceccarell
iLocalità Giorgi 43
Petrignano del Lago (Pg)
Tel.+39 335 1240063
elisabettamaz71@gmail.com
CM Srl
di Michele Cinaglia
Via Osteria San Martino, 31 C
Magione (Pg)
Tel. +39 328 8989791
cm@centumbrie.com
I Due Poderi
di Luca e Mauro Battaglini
Strade delle Due Case, 15
Mugnano (Pg)
Tel. +39 346 3194386
iduepoderi@gmail.com
Madrevite
di Enio Chiuchiurlotto
Via Cimbano, 36
Frazione Vaiano
Castiglione del Lago (Pg)
Tel. +39 347 0046160
info@madrevite.com
Flavio Orsini
Località San Donato, 34
Passignano sul Trasimeno (Pg)
Tel. +39 339 8243379
flavio.orsini64@gmail.com
Podere Marella
di Cosimo Bisiach
Località Ferretto 32
Castiglione del Lago (Pg)
Tel. +39 366 3172990
info@poderemarella.com
Società Agricola F.A.S.A. Farm
di Sara Orsini
Località San Donato, 34
Passignano sul Trasimeno (Pg)
fasafarm@gmail.com|
Matteo Baldesch
iLocalità Palazzola, 6
Tuoro sul Trasimeno (Pg)
Tel. +39 339 2290605
matteo.baldeschi@gmail.com
Carlo e Marco Carini
Strada del Tegolare, 2
Perugia (Pg)
Tel. +39 347 6303781
info@agrariacarini.it
Paolo Ceccarell
iLocalità Giorgi 43
Petrignano del Lago (Pg)
Tel.+39 335 1240063
elisabettamaz71@gmail.com
CM Srl
di Michele Cinaglia
Via Osteria San Martino, 31 C
Magione (Pg)
Tel. +39 328 8989791
cm@centumbrie.com
I Due Poderi
di Luca e Mauro Battaglini
Strade delle Due Case, 15
Mugnano (Pg)
Tel. +39 346 3194386
iduepoderi@gmail.com
Madrevite
di Enio Chiuchiurlotto
Via Cimbano, 36
Frazione Vaiano
Castiglione del Lago (Pg)
Tel. +39 347 0046160
info@madrevite.com
Flavio Orsini
Località San Donato, 34
Passignano sul Trasimeno (Pg)
Tel. +39 339 8243379
flavio.orsini64@gmail.com
Podere Marella
di Cosimo Bisiach
Località Ferretto 32
Castiglione del Lago (Pg)
Tel. +39 366 3172990
info@poderemarella.com
Società Agricola F.A.S.A. Farm
di Sara Orsini
Località San Donato, 34
Passignano sul Trasimeno (Pg)
fasafarm@gmail.com|
Slow Food Presidium Producers’ Coordinator
Flavio Orsini
Tel. +39 339 8243379
flavio.orsini64@gmail.com
Slow Food Presidium Coordinator
Riccardo Pandolfi
Tel. +39 339 6729967
riccardo.pandolfi1610@gmail.com
Flavio Orsini
Tel. +39 339 8243379
flavio.orsini64@gmail.com
Slow Food Presidium Coordinator
Riccardo Pandolfi
Tel. +39 339 6729967
riccardo.pandolfi1610@gmail.com