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Preziosa Oliviero
The chestnut of Partenio: from the production to the sale
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Preziosa Oliviero tells of a life spent between the techniques of realization and the retail sale of chestnuts, which do not necessarily have to be from Mount Partenio, but that it is important that they are Italian.

Interview by: Rossella Galletti and Antonio Puzzi
Video by: Rossella Galletti and Antonio Puzzi. Editing by: Mariangela Bianco
Document by: Mariangela Bianco
Translate: Mariangela Bianco
Document by: Helga Sanità, MedEatResarch – Center of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, head by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro
Preziosa Oliviero

Preziosa Oliviero

City: Ospedaletto d’Alpinolo (AV)
Profession: Trader
Languages: Italian, campano dialect

Video table of contents

00:00:07 Preziosa Oliviero: a lifetime with chestnuts
00:01:14 Manufacturing of chestnuts
00:02:08 The sale of chestnuts
00:02:58 The origin of chestnuts
00:04:00 Priest's Chestnuts
00:04:45 Pilgrimage to Sanctuary of Montevergine
00:05:35 Nzerte, threading of chestnuts
00:07:54 The use of chestnuts in the kitchen

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Campania
City: Ospedaletto d’Alpinolo (AV)
Altitude: 725m. s.l.m.