{"id":517,"date":"2015-07-31T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/?p=517"},"modified":"2015-07-22T09:07:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T09:07:25","slug":"anis-castignanos-aniseed-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/anis-castignanos-aniseed-festival.html","title":{"rendered":"Anis, Castignano\u2019s aniseed festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/PSC2015ok.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/PSC2015ok-450x320.jpg\" alt=\"PSC2015ok\" width=\"450\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a>One of the key products in Castignano\u2019s economic and anthropological history is Pimpinella Anisum, as <strong>aniseed<\/strong> is called by scholars, found in the charming areas around the town.<\/p>\n<p>This delicate, fascinating member of the umbrelliferae family, appreciated for centuries both in the kitchen and in pharmacopeia, arrived from the Middle East and now embellishes the complex landscape of <strong>Castignano<\/strong>, a locality that has produced an aniseed much-appreciated for its<strong> aromatic qualities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it has become a favourite ingredient, first for <strong>mistr\u00e0 liqueur<\/strong> (a traditional home-made distillate of alcohol and aniseed, other herbs, and fruits), and then for the famous <strong>Anisetta Meletti<\/strong>, for decades one of Italy\u2019s most prestigious international icons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/70x100PSCok.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/70x100PSCok-420x600.jpg\" alt=\"70x100PSC\" width=\"420\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/70x100PSCok-420x600.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/70x100PSCok-245x350.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/07\/70x100PSCok.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>The subject of meticulous and patient cultivation over recent decades, aniseed has bound its name and its fortune to Castignano, which had already discovered this plant and its virtues to the point of making it the <strong>main component of home-made products<\/strong> of great importance for daily life and for health, christening it <strong>\u201cGreen gold\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And precisely Castignano, after years of extreme neglect, has started promoting aniseed thanks to a quality project supported by several scientific and institutional subjects, aimed at <strong>restoring and extending cultivation of Pimpinella Anisum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Castignano aniseed is a particularly rich variety of anethol<\/strong>, a substance which gives it a distinctive scent, and this is thanks to the local microclimate, with its sunlight and breezes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anis, Castignano\u2019s aniseed festival (from 31 July to 2 August)<\/strong>, is an event created to raise awareness of the plant with the general public and to help develop its gastronomic use, even aiming to experiment its application to <strong>craft beer<\/strong>.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption 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