Fruit, vegetables and pulses

Limone Costa d'Amalfi (Amalfi Coast lemon)

Limone Costa d'Amalfi PGI: the Sfusato lemon of the sea-facing terraces

On the Amalfi Coast's dry-stone terraces, beneath chestnut-pole pergolas, grows the Sfusato Amalfitano: a tapering lemon picked only by hand from February to October. Amalfi's seafarers once carried it on board against scurvy, and it has been a PGI since 2001.

• Elliptical and elongated, at least 100 grams each, with a pale yellow skin
• A peel rich in essential oils and intensely fragrant, prized above all for lemon liqueur
• Juicy flesh with few seeds or none, sharp acidity and an almost sweet finish

How to enjoy it. On the coast it is even eaten in slices, with a pinch of salt or sugar and a few mint leaves. Juice and grated zest lift seafood starters, pasta, fish, meat and desserts.

Production areas

Campania

Season

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