Description
Carmela will be happy to host you in her Agriturismo, located among the olive trees a few steps from San Gimignano. The production of Saffron DOP, typical of San Gimignano since 1200, is the flagship of the organic farm, as well as the production of extra virgin olive oil, medicinal and aromatic plants. A synergistic vegetable garden and a small orchard ensure fresh and genuine organic products for our cuisine, also allowing a small production of jams.
Walk among the aromatic and spontaneous herbs and their tasting. Meetings to learn about the nutritional and sensorial virtues of common medicinal plants. Their healing properties and methods of use will also be explained along the way. Simple preparations of aromatic oils. Followed by a tasting of vegetarian specialties based on local organic products and aromatic herbs.
At one time all plants were of great importance to humans, however many today would not be able to list more than a dozen aromatic herbs.
The first writings on the use of officinal and aromatic plants in medicine and in magical and religious rites date back to the Babylonians in 3000 BC. The parallel civilizations of China, Egypt, and India are also rich in documents on officinal plants. In the West (512 BC) Dioscorides wrote a basic treatise for modern herbal medicine that is valid until the 17th century.
Herbs in cooking recipes are in the books of culinary art of the ancient Romans; an example is the artichoke hearts cooked with fennel, coriander, mint, rue, lovage, and honey.
Today the desire for nutrition and alternative medicine has renewed interest in aromatic and officinal plants with which excellent dishes are prepared to rediscover the “flavors of the past”
EXPERIENCE ORGANIZED BY:
Agriturismo Il Castagnolino
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
MEETING POINT:
Agriturismo Il Castagnolino, Località Pancole-Castagnolino 34, 53037 San Gimignano SI
BOOKING METHOD AND CANCELLATION TERMS
- Reservation required with a credit card number as guarantee upon confirmation.
- Payment on site by Visa / Mastercard credit card, debit card or cash
- Free cancellation within 48 hours from the start of the cooking class booked, penalty of 100% if cancellation occurs later
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