{"id":3922,"date":"2015-11-23T11:31:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T10:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:30:23","slug":"the-pachino-igp-tomato","status":"publish","type":"sapore","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/sapore\/the-pachino-igp-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Pachino PGI Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>This tomato is only at its best in the <strong>Pachino <\/strong> countryside and in the southernmost points of Sicily, such as <strong>Ispica<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/itinerario\/noto-antica-e-cava-carosello\/\">Noto<\/a> and <strong>Portopalo di Capopassero<\/strong>. <em>Cherry, beefsteak<\/em>, <em>date<\/em>, round, oval, smooth or grape tomatoes, they&#8217;re the main ingredient in sauces and salads, and tasty, aromatic dishes.<\/p>\n<p>You can find this little \u201ctreasure\u201d, appreciated by gourmets the world over, in every supermarket.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s due to the salinity of the irrigation water, high exposure to the sun, wind and sea breeze, or whether it&#8217;s due to the alchemy of all these elements combined, this vegetable has exceptional nutrient and antioxidant properties and is rich in vitamins. It&#8217;s highly valued as part of the Mediterranean diet and is recognised as part of our intangible cultural heritage by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/brochure\/siti-unesco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41555,"template":"","categories":[1928,1924],"luogo":[2950],"stagione":[1874,1877,1875,1876],"class_list":["post-3922","sapore","type-sapore","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-territorio-en","category-sapori-en","luogo-siracusa-syracuse","stagione-autumn","stagione-spring","stagione-summer","stagione-winter"],"acf":{"sottotitolo":"","galleria":false,"paragrafo_1":"<p>Red, round and intensely fragrant, crisp outside and soft inside, <strong>Pachino tomatoes<\/strong> explode on the palate with their fresh, sweet yet salty flesh, containing all the flavours of the land on which they grow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pachino PGI tomatoes<\/strong> are not a native species of the island, but a delicious variety, or rather two varieties, Noemi and Rita, later followed by Lucinda, Shiren and others. 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