“Olive Experience: a Rural Experience in Le Marche”

“Olive Experience: a Rural Experience in Le Marche”

Rake, towel and bucket: no, we’re not going to the beach…we’re getting ready for an Olive Experience! A unique opportunity to get deeper into the knowledge of olives and olive oil extraction. Book an olive experience and enjoy a rural day out with our first-class...
In the kitchen: pairing saffron with traditional dishes

In the kitchen: pairing saffron with traditional dishes

How can we use saffron? What dishes can we pair with it? Some prior preparation is necessary to use saffron properly: put the needed quantity of saffron (e.g. 0,10 g stigmas per 200 g rice) in a teacup with lukewarm water or, better, warm broth and infuse for at least...
Piceno’s Saffron: processing techniques

Piceno’s Saffron: processing techniques

Now that we’ve learnt more about growing and preserving the precious pistils of this enchanting flower, let’s discover what are the main saffron processing steps by asking Vincenzo how to get saffron powder from the flower.   First of all, the blooming: in what...
Piceno’s Saffron: growing secrets

Piceno’s Saffron: growing secrets

Here we are again with Vincenzo Lucidi. After finding out more about this spice and the origin of this amazing father-to-son handover, it’s time to learn all about growing saffron. What is your working philosophy?  I’ve been growing saffron for more than 10 years. I...
Discovering Piceno’s saffron: an ancient tradition

Discovering Piceno’s saffron: an ancient tradition

Passion, research, commitment, respect for nature and tradition as a cultural value. These are the key factors that make a product so valuable and these are the guiding values of Vincenzo Lucidi, owner of “Zafferano dei Colli Piceni” (lit., Saffron of Piceno Hills)....