The Zolfino bean is part of the ancient varieties. It has the yellow color of sulfur and is also locally called "butter bean" because it melts in the mouth. It comes from the Valdarno and from the Pratomagno, province of Arezzo. It is small (dwarf variety), round, characterized by a very thin skin, which makes this bean more digestible and well accepted even by those who do not tolerate legumes. Unique in taste and consistency, delicious as a side dish.
100% Italian semolina pasta, bronze-drawn. Cooking time: 14 min.
This shape is especially suitable in recipes with vegetable, fish, or meat broth. In the city of Livorno, Grandine Soda (called Grandinina there) is traditionally prepared with shelled peas, fresh onions, and meat broth.
It was the year 1928, and the young Chiaverini brothers decided to found a small company for the production of jams just outside the city walls of Florence, nowadays one of the most well-known Italian artisan producers.