Nun's Leg Plums

Ancient red-violet variety, with sweet and fragrant pulp

A name that makes you smile, a flavor that brings back memories: the plum from the orchards of yesteryear.

Coscia di Monaca Plums: Authenticity and Artisanal Flavor

The Coscia di Monaca plum is instantly recognizable: elongated and tapered, its intense reddish-purple skin veiled in bloom, that natural sheen that is the surest sign of a fruit picked at the right time and handled with care. The flesh is sweet, juicy, and fragrant, with a pleasant tangy note beneath the skin that keeps it from being cloying. It's an ancient variety, one of those found in country orchards and at village markets before large-scale plantations imposed a few standardized cultivars. Today, it's returning to our tables thanks to those who have chosen to continue cultivating it, for its flavor, not its yield.
 
 
 

The roots of this plum lie in a name that recalls a convent

The names of ancient fruits always tell a story, and this one more than any other. "Coscia di Monaca" (Monk's Leg) is a popular name common in central and southern Italy, born from the peasant imagination that saw the elongated shape and pale pink color of certain varieties as suggesting a leg hidden beneath a dress: an irreverent yet affectionate image, typical of a culture that gave fruits names of bodies and homes. It's no coincidence that the same name is found in various regions for varieties of peaches, pears, and plums. Behind the joke, however, lies a historical truth: it was indeed monasteries, with their enclosed gardens and orchards, that protected and selected European fruit varieties for centuries, passing them down from generation to generation when no one else cared.
 
 
 

Choosing Coscia di Monaca Plums means taking care of yourself.

Dark-skinned plums owe their color to anthocyanins, valuable antioxidants that combat oxidative stress, and are best known for their fiber content—particularly sorbitol and pectin—which makes them natural allies of intestinal regularity. They also contain vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, and phenolic compounds, in a very low calorie profile: about 45 kcal per 100 g, making them a refreshing and light snack. Eating them with the skin on, after thorough washing, allows you to consume the highest amount of fiber and antioxidants.
 
 
 

How to Best Use: Monk's Leg Plums

• NATURAL, OR IN SWEET-SAVOURY COMBINATIONS: eat them fresh at the end of a meal, or cut them into wedges on a Organic Roman Sheep Ricotta DOP with a drizzle of oil and pepper, or next to a Raw mountain ham from Tuscia: the summer appetizer that always amazes.
• IN TARTS, CLAFOUTIS AND U-TURN-OVER CAKES: the pulp holds its shape well during cooking and releases an intense aroma — arrange them in a radial pattern on a shortcrust pastry base made with Organic Re-milled Durum Wheat Semolina e Organic Shelled Almonds chopped: a perfect country dessert.
• IN JAMS AND FRUIT IN SYRUP: their sweet and sour taste makes them ideal for home-made preserves to be prepared when they are abundant - cook them with a little sugar and a stick of Biodynamic Ceylon Cinnamon Sticks, excellent then with the Organic Cantucci with Almonds.

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If they're still firm when you receive them, let them ripen for a couple of days at room temperature, away from direct light: they're ready when they give slightly to the pressure of your fingers and their aroma becomes evident. Once ripe, store them in the refrigerator in the crisper and consume within 3-4 days. Wash them only shortly before eating: the waxy coating on the skin naturally protects them, so it's best not to remove it beforehand.
 
 
 

Nutritional Values ​​(average values ​​per 100g of product)

• Energy: 190 kJ / 45 kcal
• Fat: 0,3 g
• of which saturated fatty acids: 0,02 g
• Carbohydrates: 10,0 g
• of which sugars: 9,0 g
• Fiber: 1,6 g
• Protein: 0,7 g
• Salt: 0,01 g

Estimated average nutritional values ​​for the product category (fresh plums).
 
 
 

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