From July until the first cold snap, market stalls in Naples overflow with peppers, but only true Neapolitans can distinguish the authentic papaccella from the more common hybrids. The small fruits are ribbed and slightly squashed, and their intense color is either bright yellow shading to green, or dark red shading to green. Fleshy and flavorful, they are no more than 10 centimeters in diameter. Papaccella peppers are distinguished from similar-looking hot peppers by the sweetness of their flesh.
Season
Available from July till the end of October
Back to the archive > The vegetable gardens where the peppers were once grown are found mostly around Brusciano, where the surname Papaccio is in fact quite common. With the collaboration of the Campania Regional Authority, the original seed has been recovered, and a strict protocol has been drawn up, guaranteeing that production is environmentally friendly. Thanks to the activities of the Presidium’s market gardeners, the papaccella has returned to Neapolitan markets, and so have the traditional pickled peppers, the main ingredient of the Neapolitan Christmas dish known as “insalata di rinforzo” (reinforcement salad).
Production area
Agro Acerrano-Nolano, Naples Province
Presidium supported by
Campania Region Agricultural and Productive Activities Department
Production area
Agro Acerrano-Nolano, Naples Province
Presidium supported by
Campania Region Agricultural and Productive Activities Department
Producers
Casale Pietropaolo
di Francesco Espresso
Via Aldo Moro, 8
Sant’Anastasia (Na)
Tel. +39 333 3366260
info@casalepietropaolo.it
Eccellenze Nolane
di Giovanni Trinchese
Via Francesco Napolitano, 86
Nola (Na)
Tel. +39 328 5577381-340 2496618
info@eccellenzenolane.it
www.eccellenzenolane.it
Vincenzo Egizio
Via Camillo Cucca, 295
Brusciano (Na)
Tel. +39 389 2713615
scrivenzo@libero.it
Bruno Sodano
Via Pratola Ponte, 93
Pomigliano d’Arco (Na)
Tel. +39 347 8070109
aziendaagricolabrunosodano@yahoo.it
Annamaria Taliento
Via Taliento, 12
Roccarainola (Na)
Tel.+39 328 4807871
atalie@libero.it
Luigi Turboli
Via Giordano Bruno, 54
Brusciano (Na)
Tel. +39 338 8419882
info@luigiturboli.com
Casale Pietropaolo
di Francesco Espresso
Via Aldo Moro, 8
Sant’Anastasia (Na)
Tel. +39 333 3366260
info@casalepietropaolo.it
Eccellenze Nolane
di Giovanni Trinchese
Via Francesco Napolitano, 86
Nola (Na)
Tel. +39 328 5577381-340 2496618
info@eccellenzenolane.it
www.eccellenzenolane.it
Vincenzo Egizio
Via Camillo Cucca, 295
Brusciano (Na)
Tel. +39 389 2713615
scrivenzo@libero.it
Bruno Sodano
Via Pratola Ponte, 93
Pomigliano d’Arco (Na)
Tel. +39 347 8070109
aziendaagricolabrunosodano@yahoo.it
Annamaria Taliento
Via Taliento, 12
Roccarainola (Na)
Tel.+39 328 4807871
atalie@libero.it
Luigi Turboli
Via Giordano Bruno, 54
Brusciano (Na)
Tel. +39 338 8419882
info@luigiturboli.com
Slow Food Presidium Producers’ Coordinator
Bruno Sodano
Tel. +39 347 8070109
aziendaagricolabrunosodano@yahoo.it
Slow Food Coordinator
Vito Trotta
Tel. +39 340 6001837
presidi@slowfoodcampania.it
Bruno Sodano
Tel. +39 347 8070109
aziendaagricolabrunosodano@yahoo.it
Slow Food Coordinator
Vito Trotta
Tel. +39 340 6001837
presidi@slowfoodcampania.it
