Ramata di Montoro onion
Ramata di Montoro is a Campanian onion with copper-colored outer skins, a sweet flavor and an aromatic character.
- Region
- Campania
- Outer skin
- Copper-colored
- Harvest
- From the second half of June
Drying after harvest
The regional account describes the harvested onions drying in the field before they go into ventilated wooden structures used by growers. This is a producer’s handling stage, not a fixed home-storage period.
Try it in the kitchen
Campania’s regional recipe for onion parmigiana layers fried onion rings with tomato, cow’s-milk scamorza and grated cheese, then bakes them. Try this dish when you want the onion itself, rather than its supporting role in a sauce, to lead the meal.
Look for Montoro provenance
Ask for Ramata di Montoro and check the growing origin. Its copper-colored outer skins are an identifying feature, but color alone is not proof of provenance.
