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Manna petals obtained from ash tree carving

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Manna is a product that comes from Castelbuono and Pollina, within the Madonie Park in Sicily. It is the resin of a particular species of ash tree that is harvested using sturdy cotton threads that are knotted where the cuts insisted on by the manna-makers to cause it to spill out. In cooking it is used as a natural sugar, also useful in cases of constipation. In biocosmetics it is used for its dermal constituent, nourishing and emollient properties.

Manna petals

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CompanyAz. Agricola Giulio GelardiVillagePollina (PA)Format30 gr
Giulio Gelardi was born in Pollina in 1950 and is one of the last manna farmers. In the mid-1980s, he decided to follow in his parents' footsteps in the production of manna, revolutionizing, however, the harvesting technique, which until then was limited to collecting the manna that came out of the cut of the ash tree on its bark while also incorporating its impurities. Ensuring a matching thread to the cut and thus allowing the formation of so-called "cannoli" of mana, ensuring the extraction of a pure manna completely free of residues and impurities.

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