Maria Sorrentino is a teacher, who once retired dedicate herself to family Gentile company, above all on the production of preserves. In the video she explain us the characteristics of the company and the famous productions of fusillo and spaghettONE. Furthermore she illustrate how the tradition of pasta in Gragnano was born and her idea of the Mediterranean Diet.

Interiew by: Baldassarre Donnarumma
Video by: Gabriele D’Orso, Alessandro Scisciola, Giovanni Cimmino, Baldassarre Donnarumma, Giulio Temisio
Video Editing: Gabriele D’Orso, Alessandro Scisciola, Giovanni Cimmino, Baldassarre Donnarumma, Giulio Temisio
Document by: Gabriele D’Orso, Alessandro Scisciola, Giovanni Cimmino, Baldassarre Donnarumma, Giulio Temisio
Subtitle ita/eng by: Gabriele D’Orso, Alessandro Scisciola, Giovanni Cimmino, Baldassarre Donnarumma, Giulio Temisio
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: 21/04/2022
Maria Sorrentino

Maria Sorrentino

Date of birth: 03/10/1949
City: Gragnano (NA)
Profession: Retired professor
Language: Italian

Video table of contents

The history of the company: 13s/1m
Pasta production: 1m1s/ 2m19s.
Wheat: 2m20s/4m33s.
Childhood memories: 4m34s/ 5m20s.
The preserves : 5m21s/6m48s.
The Mediterannean Diet: 6m49s/8m03s.
Spaghetto with “barzanella”: 8m47s/9m48s.
The spaghettONE: 9m49s/11m27s
Knowledge and practicality: 11m28s/12m40s
The exsiccation and Cirillo’s method: 12m41s/17m

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Campania
Città: Gragnano (Na)
Altitude: 141m s.l.m.

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