Proceno. Legumes

Proceno is a magnificent town between Lazio and Tuscany regions and it is famous for garlic and legumes.

In the territory,  different varieties of legumes are cultivated such as chickpeas, cicerchie (grass peas) and beans.

Some of these are local specialities for their characteristics of flavour and the combinations with which they are prepared in particular typical dishes.

For centuries they have constituted the fundamental food of the populace.


Written by:
Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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