Nocellara del Belice
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Nocellara del Belice olives are picked when still bright green
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| Olive (Olea europaea) | |
| Color of the ripe fruit | Green |
| Also called | Oliva Nocellara del Belice Castelvetrano |
| Origin | Italy |
| Notable regions | Sicily |
| Use | Oil and table |
Nocellara del Belice is an olive cultivar from the Valle del Belice area of south-western Sicily. It is a dual-purpose olive, grown both for oil and for the table. It is used to make "Valle del Belìce" extra-virgin olive oil, which is pressed from a minimum of 70% Nocellara del Belice olives.[1]:{{{3}}}[2] As a table olive it may be treated by various methods, one of which is named for the comune of Castelvetrano in the Valle del Belice;[3]:{{{3}}} these may be marketed as Castelvetrano olives in the United States and elsewhere,[4] and are large, green olives with a mild, buttery flavor.[4][5]
Unusually, the Nocellara del Belice olive has two DOP protections: both Valle del Belìce DOP olive oil and Nocellara del Belice DOP table olives have protected status in the European Union.[1]:{{{3}}}[3]:{{{3}}}
Nocellara del Belice olives are grown primarily in Sicily,[6] but also in India, Pakistan and South Africa.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valle del Belìce DOP (in Italian). Camera di Commercio Trapani. Accessed June 2015.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nocellara del Belìce DOP (in Italian). Camera di Commercio Trapani. Accessed June 2015.
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External links
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