Stella Cilento built around the thirteenth century after the expulsion of some nearby Torricelle. He was called up to the end of the nineteenth century "Porcili" for the high level of pig farms, because the name unattractive picture of the place has changed management in Stella Cilento, located on a nearby mountain, Mount Stella. The specification identifies the Cilento.
Stella Cilento is a town of 803 inhabitants of the Italian province of Salerno in the Campania region. It lies on the eastern slopes of Monte Stella, the right dell'Alento and near the source of the river, in the Cilento. In the report the production of handmade baskets. Is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano.
Local Products
The extra virgin olive oil "Cilento" PDO is yellow in color with good brightness and intensity, often significantly, sometimes obscured. Physical examination showed clean smell a slight hint of fruity olive oil, sometimes with a hint of apple and green leaves. The flavor is subtle and delicate fresh olives generally sweet, with subtle hints of bitter lively and spicy. E "fairly liquid, clear, with a hint of pine and taste of hazelnuts and almonds. The acid is still below the level of 0.70%.
Over the centuries, in the Cilento has disappeared, selecting an ecotype varieties from the mother learned "derived, while the south, which was found distributed in the whole area of production," Bianco del Cilento ". From this ecotype produces a dried product with unique features and appreciated abroad, much appreciated. You can peel, light yellow uniform (light brown for the fruits that have gone through a process of cooking), pulp consistency is usually pasty, yellow, filled with mostly empty achenes and receptacles almost completely.
The Silano PDO cheese is a semi-hard cheese, rolled paste, made from milk from cows of different breeds, including Podolia, a typical local breed made of inland Campania. The shape, spherical, oval or cone, differs according to geographical areas of production. The weight is 1 to 2.5 kg. The crust, can manifest thin, smooth, straw marks on the surface, the presence of light pens because plant.
