Mela Rossa Cuneo

Grown in the Piedmont provinces of Cuneo and Turin, Mela Rossa Cuneo refers to fresh apples of the Red Delicious, Gala, Fuji and Braeburn varieties. The temperate sub-continental climate of the production area featured by cold winters and hot, dry summers provides the perfect conditions for apple growing, and the orchards are positioned in such a way that the tree crowns are maximally exposed to the sun which gives Cuneo apples their distinctive, bright red color.

Because of its particularly firm, crunchy and juicy flesh, Mela Rossa Cuneo is often used as an ingredient in numerous recipes of the local cuisine, some of which are Polpette alla Cuneese - veal and apple meatballs, Cuneo apples and rice soufflé or Cuneo apples and saffron pasta.