One of the many national symbols of Italy, the strawberry tree is considered Italy's national fruit. While strawberries are popular in Italy, the strawberry tree and its green leaves, white flowers, and red fruit has come to represent Italy.
The strawberry tree began to be considered one of the national symbols of Italy in the 19th century, during the Italian unification, because with its autumn colours it recalls the flag of Italy (green for its leaves, white for its flowers and red for its berries).
Its name is Annona and is also grown in our territory! That's right, even in our country it is possible to taste an Italian exotic fruit, indeed, I'll tell you more: it has been consumed by Calabrian families for over 200 years.
Mango is the national fruit of India.
But when the fruit was first grown in New Zealand, their sweet/sharp flavour and green colour quickly earned them the nickname 'Chinese Gooseberries. ' Gooseberries not being the most popular fruit, in 1959 it was decided to change the name to kiwifruit, after New Zealand's national bird.
The fuzzy kiwifruit is the national fruit of China. It has fuzzy, dull brown skin and tangy, bright green flesh. The jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus) is the second national fruit of China.
Italy. Commonly known around the world as spaghetti bolognese, in its authentic form 'Ragu alla Bolognese' is recognised as the national dish of Italy.
Famous worldwide for reliability and heavy setting, Italian Prune plum is a large purple freestone plum with yellow-green flesh. Great for drying and canning due to their sweet and firm flesh, these plums are also fresh eating favorites right off the tree.
National flowers of Italy
The white lily is a national symbol of Italy, usually associated with the Virgin Mary and the Holy Family in religious contexts.
An Italian snack is known as spuntino, a term which can include anything from olives and crisps to small plates shared between friends. Bars and cafés might serve spuntino in a similar way to tapas, and while they wouldn't be eaten as the opener to a larger meal elements of antipasto are commonly consumed as snacks.
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) belongs to the Lythraceae family of loosestrifes. Its botanical name Punica is derived from Latin punicus (Punic); it indicates its origins in the Roman province of Punia (Tunisia), whence the Romans imported pomegranates.
One in particular: mandarins. Real winter's protagonists as all citrus fruits, mandarins are the Christmas fruit par excellence: their peel was used in the past (and sometimes still is today) to mark off the numbers in the tombola, a sort of Italian bingo.
Today, the cornicello is often worn as jewelry in Italy, the red horn charm is a symbol of hope and good luck. It is said to repel against the malocchio (evil eye) and promote good fortune. In addition to jewlery you can also find the cornicello charm hanging in peoples houses, above doorways or outside a window.
A cedro (pronounced CHEH-droh) is a citrus fruit, known in English as a citron. A cedro looks like a large (2-3 times larger!) lemon from the outside, with a bumpier surface. Inside it's much different – mostly white pith.
Bergamot. This citrus fruit resembles a small orange because of its precious skin. it grows only in Calabria, in the coastal strip that stretches from Villa San Giovanni to Gioiosa Jonica, between the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian sea, in the Reggio Calabria area.
The reason why the wolf is considered the symbol of Italy is because the legend says that the twins brothers who founded the city of Rome, Romulus and Remus, were raised by a she-wolf who cared for and protected them from wild animals as she raised them as her own children.
To most outside observers, and plenty of Italian-American insiders as well, tomatoes are the root of all Italian cooking and it's difficult to picture Italian food without the vibrant red hue of pomodoro sauce.
1. Pizza. Though a slab of flat bread served with oil and spices was around long before the unification Italy, there's perhaps no dish that is as common or as representative of the country as the humble pizza.
Persimmons are the national fruit of Japan. They are usually in season between September and December, and are a good source of potassium, phosphorous, and vitamin C. This article will look at the types and benefits of persimmon fruit, their nutritional content, and how to include them in the diet.
It is seabuckthorn. Though it grows in Europe, Russia and China, seabuckthorn is as hardy as Mongols.
WHAT IS THE QUEEN OF FRUIT? Mangosteen is the national fruit of Thailand. It grows throughout Southeast Asia and originated from Indonesia. Legend has it, Queen Victoria offered a reward of 100 pounds sterling to any adventurer who delivered her the fresh fruit.