Ur-Paarl nach Klosterart, which in German means the original convent-style double rye bread is the oldest version of the Venosta Valley’s typical bread. The traditional shape is a kind of squashed figure 8, obtained by joining together two round, flat loaves. This is why it is called “Paarl,” meaning couple. The size can vary, with the diameter ranging from 10 to 30 centimeters and the thickness from 2 to 3 centimeters. Every baker personalizes their recipe, taking the basic dough of rye and farro flour and sourdough starter and adding variable amounts of fennel seeds, caraway and blue fenugreek, all picked wild from the pastures. With the addition of fruit like apricots, pears and berries, it becomes Früchtebrot, a delicious sweet bread.
Season
Available all year-round
Production area
Upper Venosta Valley, Bolzano Province
Presidium supported by
Bolzano Autonomous Provincial Authority's Economy and Finance Department, Bolzano Chamber of Commerce
Elisabeth Pilser
Strada Vecchia, 40
Silandro (Bz)
Tel. +39 339 3787367
elisabethpilser@gmail.com
Peter Schuster
Località Laudes, 139
Malles Venosta (Bz)
Tel. +39 335 5418252
info@schuster.it
www.schuster.it
Peter Schuster
Tel. 335 5418252
info@schuster.it
Slow Food Presidium Coordinator
Angelo Carrillo
Tel. 339 8189965
angelo.carrillo@aol.com