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Femminello
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Femminello bergamot is a productive Calabrian cultivar group valued for oil yield and quality within C. bergamia, sharing a name pattern with lemon Femminello but as a distinct bergamot type. Fruit is the oil vessel; juice remains sour secondary product. Use peel for artisanal extracts and candying when fruit is obtained. In tea flavouring, Femminello-sourced oils contribute classic Earl Grey character. Distinguish from lemon Femminello in sourcing notes.
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Preparations
CandyOilZest
Traits
Bitter-Sour FleshCalabrianFloralIndustrial FreshOil CultivarPerfumed PeelProductive
History
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Femminello bergamot types were selected for Calabrian oil orchards.
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Femminello shared acreage with Fantastico and Castagnaro in bergamot zones.
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Named bergamot cultivars continued to define quality oil lots.