Nuts

Tonda di Giffoni

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Tonda di Giffoni is a round Italian hazelnut from the Campania tradition, valued for table and confectionery kernels with sweet aroma after a careful roast. It sits among Italy’s “tonda” types that prioritise shape and flavour for chocolate and pastry rather than sheer bulk commodity anonymity. Fresh meats should smell clean and nutty; paint notes mean discard. Roast pale gold, rub skins for fine paste, freeze surplus. Use in cakes, gianduja-style work, snacks, and premium baking. Major tree-nut allergen rules apply. Compared with Piedmont Tonda Gentile, Giffoni tells a southern Italian story with its own protected and specialty marketing. Ask for harvest year on premium lots and sample before large paste batches.