Nubia red garlic
Our Red Gold
The name of the Nubia red garlic comes from the colour of the cloves' skins. On the outside, the bulb appears covered by a thin white layer, but by opening the heads you will discover the vividness of the purple-red skins covering each clove.
Natural panacea
The higher allicin content of Nubia red garlic gives each clove an intensity of flavour and grants it precious beneficial qualities.
A name for every size
According to tradition, Nubia red garlic takes on different names based on the size of the bulbs:
Fiorone
Size 55/60mm
Corrente
Size 45/50mm
Cucchicedda
Size 35/40mm
In the Salt Pans of Trapani and Paceco Nature Reserve
Slow Food Presidium
Agricola Culcasi's Nubia red garlic is certified as a Slow Food Presidium.
We tell the story of our land through genuine products in harmony with the environment and tradition.
Nubia Red Garlic is cultivated in the plain of Nubia, known specifically as the "land of garlic". This small hamlet in the municipality of Paceco (in the province of Trapani) is located right by the sea, swept by the warm and brackish winds that blow over the area.
The unique microclimate, halfway between land and sea, gives Nubia red garlic the lively and pungent taste that characterizes it. Agricola Culcasi's Nubia red garlic brings the emotions of these landscapes and the flavour of an intense and inimitable land into your home.
Handmade
At Agricola Culcasi, Nubia red garlic is cultivated using traditional methods handed down by old farmers, manually from sowing to harvesting, keeping the product unchanged in its entirety over time.
We hand-weave the fruits of the earth.
Discover our production method from farm to table.
Sowing
Between November and December, we plant the red garlic in dark, clayey soils. We use whole cloves, burying them one by one in the furrows of the field.
Harvesting
After the spring, between May and June, we harvest the garlic during the evening hours and leave it to dry in the fields.
Weaving
Just like in the old days, we craft the garlic into braids of various sizes to be hung on terraces and doors.
Packaging
For smaller formats, we pack the red garlic heads in convenient packaging that is easy to store at home.
Selling
Now, Agricola Culcasi's Nubia garlic is ready to flavour tables all over the world and bring a piece of Sicily to your home. Discover all the formats in our online shop.
From producer to consumer
At Agricola Culcasi, we directly produce and trade Nubia garlic. On our website, you can purchase red garlic in all available formats directly from the shop and have it delivered to your home.
In this way, you too will contribute to supporting local economies and fostering the progress of agricultural production that is mindful of tradition and local identity.
Young farmers at the service of biodiversity
The passion for the countryside among our breathtaking landscapes is passed down through generations. Agricola Culcasi innovates its vision thanks to the youth who learn to treat the fruits of the earth with respect and love.
It is thanks to them that we can now offer our products anywhere in Italy and the world through the new shop, without abandoning the production techniques that have made Nubia garlic the exceptional product it is today.
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