Il Fruttuoso Carmelo is a micro agricultural enterprise located in a small Molisan village, Gambatesa, known for the presence of the Capua Castle, an elegant medieval manor of invaluable artistic and architectural value. The business is situated just a few hundred meters from the border with Puglia - here you can find all the typical products from Molise - and overlooks Lake Occhito, an artificial reservoir that precisely marks the boundary between the two regions.
The protagonist of this reality is Pasqualina Tirro, known to everyone as Lina, who today produces and packages jams, jellies, and mustards. Until a few years ago, Pasqualina was doing something else as a dental hygienist, but several times during her days, while heading to work, she passed by her parents' lands, "the farmhouses of Carmine" on Mount Carmel, a restorative place for her body and soul. She often looked at the trees laden with fruit that she never had time to collect, but one day she decided to stop and gathered all the fruit she could. She would never forget the surprised look on her son’s and husband’s faces when they saw her return with all that fruit. She turned it into jam: that was the first step toward her new activity. On July 16, 2013, the day dedicated to Our Lady of Carmel, she inaugurated the first laboratory in Gambatesa and chose to give her business a name that remembered the fertility of the family lands located in the Defenza area: “Il Fruttuoso Carmelo.”
The company is characterized by the production of exquisite jams, marmalades, mustards, and jellies, which can be used from a simple charcuterie and cheese board to more elaborate culinary preparations. Thanks to her tenacity and creativity, Lina has managed over the years to enrich her production, revisiting traditional recipes with dried fruits, spices, and flavors, achieving always original and versatile tastes.
The laboratory is devoid of industrial machines: the transformation occurs following the traditional techniques, with slow cooking, pot, and spoon.
We love these realities, these producers of unique, certified, and multi-award-winning delicacies: they are true treasures embedded in our Peninsula among seas and mountains and in the most remote streets of villages and countryside. We don’t settle for just experiencing their products, but we want to get to know the protagonists of this brand more closely. That’s why we sent some questions to those who manage communication with us.
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