How a Hazelnut Family Farm in Italy Processes 160 Tons of Fresh Nuts Every Year | Claudia Romeo

The “Tonda Gentile Trilobata” is a unique hazelnut that grows in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. A favorite among pastry chefs (and home cooks) around the world, this hazelnut is renowned for its sweet flavors and its unique shape. I visited the Ronco Luigina Agricultural Company, a family-run hazelnut farm in Marentino, Piedmont, Italy to see how the family transforms the raw fruit into a variety of different products, including butters and spreads.

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I'm Claudia, a journalist and producer reporting on food. I was born and raised in Bari, Italy, and I have been living in London, UK since 2012. I am the host and producer of Regional Eats on Insider Food and So Expensive Food on Business Insider. I enjoy learning what goes behind the scenes in the food industry, how traditional dishes are made and why certain foods are so important to countries and cultures around the world. Follow me for more food videos!

How an Italian Hazelnut Farm Processes 160 Tons of Fresh Nuts Every Year | Claudia Romeo
#hazelnuts #italianfood #piedmont

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:48 The Tonda Gentile Trilobata hazelnut
02:22 Let’s explore the hazelnut grove with Piero and Francesca
06:45 Sun drying and sorting the hazelnuts by size
09:23 Deshelling the hazelnuts
10:31 Humidity check
11:52 Manual selection with Laura
14:41 Toasting the hazelnuts
16:47 How the farm makes butters and spreads
21:22 The final quality control with Luigina
24:03 All the hazelnut products at the farm
25:35 Tasting

[danielcaterina]

30-minute Claudia video drop is always a good day

[slammy]

Saw your stuff with Food Insider and it's really nice to see you have an independent youtube channel. Keep up the good work :) your content has really broadened my view of traditional foods!!

[metahydra]

Great video Claudia - I loved to see and learn how hazelnuts get from tree to table. The freshly toasted nuts look delicious 🤤

[georgeyb]

I lived in Piemonte for 4 years; the first 3 months I lived with a host family in Monteu Roero who had their own hazelnut farm just like this! This video made me think of them and their incredible gianduja 🤤🤤🤤

[markw]

You can never tell when you’ll need to know things like this!

[davidlynn]

Great job Claudia. I didn’t know the Hazelnut was so versatile

[jasminhas]

Saw this video today and placed an order for all kinds of hazelnut products with this farm! Thanks Claudia for introducing us to small, family-run companies like these which sell authentic products. Love your content ❤

[stringz.]

Absolutely love your work Claudia! Every video is so enjoyable 🇮🇹❤🇺🇸

[weatherman]

Sitting in a hot tub on a rainy Friday morning watching another great video by Claudia - what else can you ask for 😊 Going nuts in an absolutely positive way 😂

[ShaneCallum]

Omg! This is so satisfying. I make my keto Hazelnut cheesecakes atleast 3 days a week. Watching the whole thing process from its inception made me emotional. I also get so geeky about temperature and humidity conditions to grow a nut. Always imaginatively think of growing Hazelnut in my backyard in Australia. Let’s see if I ever get it to fruition. Kudos to you Claudia 🎉 You’re so geeky and I love it ❤

[ISeeYouOliver]

Much respect to this wonderful family! Their line of products are amazing too! ❤❤

[GregCurtin]

Thank you Claudia. Outstanding education of the farm-to-table journey of the hazelnut. I have seen a pie chart of the contents of Nutella and it shows that over 50% is sugar and hazelnuts represent less than 20% of the makeup of the spread. This is a superior product that while it might not be healthy to eat a lot of it is certainly so much better than the mass produced Nutella. Thank you for introducing us to such a charming family who put quality over quantity.

[sonodiventataunalbero]

Another fantastic discovery 🥰 the care put in the whole production of those hazelnuts. Now I know why good hazelnuts and their byproducts are rightly expensive. So valuable. I loved the vibe of the family and the complicity between Claudia and Francesca. Thank you Claudia for putting forward such high quality products and their manufacturers 😊😍🙋‍♀️

[didisinclair]

Such a great video, Claudia! I really enjoyed how you brought out the family interactions!

[plantpun]

It's really impressive to see all the products they make in-house. Thank you for the awesome tour~

[thealmightychrist]

Fantastic video Claudia, please keep this content coming ❤

[DefendTheStar]

Franchesca is a smart woman. I too could be hooked with hazelnut spread w/ butter 😂😂

[Elena-RD]

Loved it! Dreaming of going there and trying all their products 🥹💖

[pneppe]

That "Proust's Madeleine" effect when Francesca ate the hazelnut... When you told her about the almonds I had the same effect: it reminds me when I was a kid, my grandpa brought me near Torre a Mare (I'm actually from Bari) and we ate some fresh almonds. I still can feel that unique taste

[Shaun.Stephens]

Thank you Claudia, interesting video.