Annurca
- Characteristics
- Reddening develops after harvest
Melannurca Campana IGP is a crisp, white-fleshed Campanian apple with a distinctive post-harvest reddening process.
Annurca’s orchard craft continues in the Campanian kitchen.
The regional guide names crostate, sfogliatelle and baked apples among its sweet uses, alongside juices and apple liqueurs.
The apples redden after picking on prepared beds called melai. Growers turn and sort the fruit, protecting it from excessive sun so color develops around the apple. Rossa del Sud already takes on more red on the tree.
The regional guide describes cultivation across defined areas in all five Campanian provinces.
CampaniaOur suggestion: taste the apple fresh to appreciate its crunch, then try thin slices alongside an aged cheese.
Look for the Melannurca Campana IGP name and the variety indication: Annurca or Annurca Rossa del Sud.
Prepared beds where the picked apples are turned and sorted as they redden.
This natural mutation develops red skin on the tree.
Yes. The regional guide names tarts, sfogliatelle and baked apples.