ALTAMURA – They look like chips but they are orecchiette with fried turnip tops. The innovative snack for aperitifs and fast breakers directly from Altamura (Bari) has reached the national final of the innovations presented by the young entrepreneurs of Coldiretti at Oscar Green, the Made in Italy creativity fair that is celebrated at the Coldiretti village in Venice.
Taking the oldest variety of turnip greens, the ‘miezz tiemp’ harvested fresh at the beginning of spring, Nicola Dibenedetto has revisited a symbol of Apulian cuisine, the orecchiette, making them – explains Coldiretti – a tasty aperitif appetizer for bars and restaurants , incorporating the vegetables into the mixture and then frying everything to obtain tasty crunchy chips.
Nicola started from the typical dish of Puglia, known nationally but which has also crossed the Italian borders, realizing the innovative idea that reached the national final in the Campagna Amica category, offering consumers a snack to always carry with them, as a fast breaker or as a break during the working day. A «delicious snack», is highlighted, which does not require pots and pans, but is «the must of Apulian cuisine» ready to be consumed. “The companies running for the Oscar Green – Coldiretti Puglia finally points out – are representative of a model of sustainable innovation in agriculture that has its roots in the land and in the communities with stories of young people, true protagonists of the ecological transition”.
