Cosaruciaru beans from Scicli

Scicli's Cosaruciaru Beans are grown in the heart of Baroque Sicily, in the province of Scicli, and the bean is characterized by its sweet flavour , from which it takes its name "sweet thing".

Information:

Scicli's Cosaruciaru Beans are cream colored with brown streaks;

cooking is quick (after soaking) and the peel is very soft.

This bean is suitable, in addition to traditional Sicilian recipes, for the preparation of creams paired with fish and shellfish.

400 g pack

Characteristics:

• Type : Legume
• Color : Creamy-white, small brown streaks around the hilum
• Recommendations for use : Use our Cosaruciaru Sicilian Beans to prepare to make a tasty soup, as a simple side dish, stewed, to make a delicious pasta and beans (try it with our Sicilian Ditali! )
• Soaking : 12 hours

Sicilian Beans Cosaruciaru - History

Until the beginning of the twentieth century, Sicilian Cosaruciaru beans were an important production for Sciclitan farmers.

In the following decades, cultivation decreased due to low yields and the introduction of greenhouse cultivation. From the seventies onwards, the casola cosaruciara was cultivated only by a few elderly farmers.

In 2012, fortunately, six farmers invested in the relaunch of Sicilian Cosaruciaru beans by coming together in a consortium of producers.

Cosaruciaru is a non-climbing annual plant with two production cycles , grown in the open field according to traditional methods.

It is harvested twice a year, in the spring, summer and autumn.

The Sicilian Cosaruciaru beans harvested in the summer are not sold but used as seeds for the following season.

The legumes intended for sale and consumption are harvested between mid-October and November.

What distinguishes Sicilian Cosaruciaru beans are their particular creamy-white color with small brown streaks around the hilum and, naturally, their sweet flavor which earned them the name by which they are still called today.

Terravecchia

The Terravecchia family, producers of our Cosaruciaru di Scicli beans , has been known in Sicily since the 1950s for various entrepreneurial activities, among which the production of chickpea flour stands out, an essential ingredient of the famous Palermo ''panelle''.

For thirty-five years now, in the new role of selectors, packers and distributors of dried legumes, it has represented a reality in the Sicilian distribution panorama, proudly carried forward by a new generation of women, with the support and experience of family members.

From the idea of ​​selecting and re-evaluating the excellence of Sicilian agricultural production, which risked disappearing forever, the ''sun and taste of Sicily'' line was born :

selection that on a gastronomic level can represent this wonderful island in the world through its smells, its fragrances and its flavors.

Do you want to prepare traditional pasta and beans with our Cosaruciaru Sicilian Pasta and Beans ? Follow the recipe!

With our excellent ingredients you will already have an advantage.

We are committed to bringing to your home the best taste and freshness that the Sicilian artisan food and wine tradition has to offer!

For this reason, ordinary delivery times, from the moment of notification of shipment, are generally between 7 and 15 working days:

• In some cases the products are immediately available and ready to leave in a short time and therefore we will proceed with shipping immediately! Shipping within the national territory can also affect the speed.
• In other cases , to guarantee maximum freshness and quality, the products are made specifically for your order! So, to produce your freshest specialties, it takes its time. International shipping may also affect the speed.

We know that speed is an important factor and for this reason we are committed to processing your orders in the shortest time.

You can follow the progress of your shipment with the no. tracking that will arrive by email a few days after the order, when the package is ready to be shipped to you!

Our staff is always available to provide you with all the information on your order and to ensure that you receive the best of our products in the shortest time possible!

Important information for USA Customers : unfortunately at the moment we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL and FISH IN OIL.

Important information for SWITZERLAND and UK customers: unfortunately we CANNOT ship ALCOHOL at the moment.

However, let's remember that all the other products are available... and delicious! Thank you.