
Renzo Del Prete
A producer of Lucca red beans
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Video table of contents
- Personal presentation
- History of Lucca red bean recovery
- A old peasant preserved the seed of the red beans
- Once, the beans were used to pay children's baptisms
- The red bean is delicate and good for creams and soups
- Red bean grown in 9 farms
- Characteristics of the plant
- Thoursday, boiled beans
- Beans were the only food of Lucca province
Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Toscana
City: Capannori
District: LU
Suburb: San Ginese di Compito
Altitude: 25m s.l.m.
Renzo Del Prete
Year: 1956
City: Lucca
School: High school or Secondary
Profession: Farmer
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Luca Percivalle
Video by: Luca Percivalle
Created: 02-04-2012