Centenarians

Armando Pisacane
The countryside in his heart

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Armando Pisacane was born on May 10th, 1935 in San Mauro Cilento. His parents, both farmers, they took him from an early age to work in the fields, where many arms were needed. In 1959 he moved for 13 years to Germany, in Stuttgart, in search of fortune and a more comfortable life: working in the fields was not enough.

Today, at 84, he has returned to work the land in his native town: he tends to his garden where tomatoes naturally grow. He also grows eggplants, peppers, leafy greens, and he ,collects olives and he produces produces his own olive oil, which is a food more than a simple seasoning for the people of Cilento.

Interview by: Rossella Galletti
Video by: Rossella Galletti and Antonio Puzzi. Editing by: Annalisa Rascato
Subtitles by: Antonio Puzzi and Rossella Galletti
Document by: Rossella Galletti
Translate by: Francesca Magnani and Rossella Galletti
MedEatResarch – Center of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, head by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro
Created: 12-07-2019
Armando Pisacane

Armando Pisacane

Year: 1935
City: San Mauro Cilento (SA)
Profession: Laborer and Driver
Language: Italian

Video table of contents

00.00– 00.39 From Cilento to Germany to work
00.39 – 01.37 The diet of a usual day
01.37 – 02.38 “I eat the products of my garden”
02.38 – 03.28 The consumption of meat
03.28 – 03.51 The consumption of legumes
03.51 – 04.28 The wine during the meals
04.28 – 05.30 Sundays lunch in family
05.30 – 07.13 The heart’s dishes: onions, pastasciutta and chicory
07.13 – 09.19 Countryside’s life
09.19 – 09.50 What is the Mediterranean Diet?
09.51 – 11.01 “Did you better live in Germany or Cilento?”
11.01 – 11.41 Being a peasant “is not good”
11.41 - 12.24 “We have a good air here”

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Campania
City: San Mauro Cilento
District: SA
Altitude: 560 m. s.l.m.