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Francesco Sirano
Villa Campolieto on display; “From Eggs to Apples”

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Roman meals began with an egg. The exhibition illustrates the rich gastronomic culture that flourished in the Vesuvian area, through numerous finds discovered in Herculaneum. Food, not only as a physiological necessity, but as a central element of cultural and social life, represents a constant link with the contemporary because many ancient traditions and uses persist even in today’s Campania culture.

Interiew by: Giulia de Palma
Video by: Giulia de Palma e Ivan De Simone.
Video Editing by: Giulia de Palma
Document by: Giulia de Palma
Subtitle ita/eng by: Giulia de Palma e Ivan De Simone
Translation by: Ivan De Simone
MedEatResarch – Center of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, head by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro
Realized: 14/04/2025

Francesco Sirano

Year: 12/07/1964
City: Cuma (NA)
Education: Degree in Classical Literature (Historical Archaeological major)
Profession: Director of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum
Language: Italian

Video table of contents

00:00 Introduction
00:35 The personal connection with pasta
01:29 The family pasta factory
03:58 The history of pasta
12:00 The evolution of the role of pasta
17:28 The concept of authenticity and quality
19:21 The IGP mark for Gragnano pasta
22:02 Pasta that connects generations
23:09 The favorite pasta shape
24:21 The ideal cooking for pasta
25:55 The “cream” of pasta

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Campania
Città: Ercolano (NA)
Altitude: 44 m s.l.m.

Links and attachements

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Campolieto

https://www.villevesuviane.net/le-ville/villa-campolieto/

References

Bibliografia:
1 - Il Museo di Teanum Sidicinum.
2 - The house of the bicentenary at Hercolaneum, Reopening eighty years after its descovery.
3 - La Casa del bicentenario di Ercolano. La riapertura a ottant'anni dalla scoperta.
4 - Splendori. Il lusso negli ornamenti a Ercolano.
5 - Pompei per tutti.
6 - Parco Archeologico di Ercolano. Ediz; Inglese, francese, spagnola, italiana, tedesca.
7 - Ritratti rituali.
8 - Materia. Il legno che non bruciò ad Ercolano.

https://beniculturali.academia.edu/FrancescoSirano

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https://www.instagram.com/siranofrancesco?igsh=YXV0ZnI0d3Fmbm9p

Filmografia:
1 - Lost Treasures of Rome.
2 - Kilimangiaro.