Local food

Vegetarian dishes in Procida

Vegetarian

A plate of Procidan insalata di limoni with mint and onion

Insalata di limoni procidana

Limone pane in big pieces with the white part on, garlic, onion, mint, chilli and oil. It started as a sauce for bread and as a side for fried fish.

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A lingua di Procida filled with lemon cream on a bar plate

Lingua di Procida

Hand-rolled puff pastry in a long tongue shape, filled with lemon cream and dusted with sugar nibs. The Procidans’ breakfast, all year round.

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Romanesco artichokes on a market stall: the same variety as the Procida artichoke

Carciofo di Procida

Romanesco type: a large, globe-shaped primary head, smaller and more violet secondary heads, destined for the preserve in oil with garlic, oregano and chilli.

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Thick-skinned limoni pane ripening on the tree, under a pergola of chestnut poles and shading net

Limone di Procida (limone pane)

The island cultivar: thick skin, barely acidic flesh and a sweet white pith you eat instead of throwing away. All the local lemon cooking comes down from it.

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