Fruit
Diamante
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Diamante citron from Calabria is a premier candying citron—thick, fragrant albedo ideal for Italian cedro confit and holiday cakes. Fruit is large and oblong; commercial identity ties to southern Italian confectionery. Flesh is secondary to peel. Candy and confit the peel; use in panettone and cassata traditions. Seek proper thick-skinned lots for confectionery. A regional excellence label within citron.
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Preparations
BakingCandiedConfit
Traits
CalabrianCandying EliteConfectioneryFragrantRegionalThickThick Peel
History
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Calabrian Diamante area specialised in citron for candying trade.
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Diamante citron became a named quality source for European confectioners.
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Protected and traditional production kept Diamante prestige for cedro.