Bonaldi Davide

On the drained bed of the ancient Lake Fucino, Davide Bonaldi cultivates Patata del Fucino IGP, the sole denomination bearing his signature. The mineral soil of that basin and the high altitudes of the plain yield tubers with firm flesh and a dense structure, regular in shape and with intact skins. These qualities are not accidental: they are a combined response to the soil and a cultivation method measured by the slow pace of the plant, without shortcuts. The farm operates in Celano, one of the nine municipalities in the protected area, within an agricultural landscape that few other Italian places can match. The 19th-century drainage that wrested these lands from the water bequeathed exceptional growing conditions that persist today, and Bonaldi's production is entirely rooted in them. The result is a potato that precisely tells the story of its basin of origin, recognizable even before being tasted: not just any vegetable, but the direct fruit of a valley floor shaped by man for cultivation.

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