Marrone di San Zeno

Grown in the woods of Monte Baldo, a botanical haven of Alpine flora nestled between the Adige River and lake Garda in Veneto, Marrone di San Zeno is a sweet chestnut cultivar characterized by a particularly strong sweet flavor and a doughy texture.

Rich in starch, the chestnuts of San Zeno have high energy and nutritional values. They are consumed either fresh, cooked, roasted or used for making bread, pasta and polenta as well as delicious desserts like Tronchetto, a chestnut and chocolate log cake.

However, the most typical dish would be the hearty San Zeno chestnut soup, an Alpine take on the classic Venetian bean soup. Also, San Zeno chestnuts are the essential ingredient of Castanea, a strong, peculiar flavored chestnut beer.