Agreasy hazelnut products

From the processing of the IGP Piedmont Hazelnut Agreasy offers two product lines: food and cosmetics.

The food line

A selection of Piedmontese gastronomic excellence. Hazelnuts are processed to make various delicacies: roasted, sweetened, salted hazelnuts and classic cakes.

Alongside the more typical and tradition-bound tastes are new flavors. So here are the spice pairings: curry, anise, cardamom, and ginger.

There are also the hazelnut oil, the delicious spreadable cream, and baci di dama, composed of two pastry shells joined by chocolate that recall two lips intent on kissing, perfect with a cup of tea and capable of enhancing a simple coffee.

The cosmetic line

Through cold pressing of the raw fruit, an oil with multiple benefits is extracted, which becomes the basis for the production of natural cosmetics:

• natural liquid shower soap
• solid soap
• lip butter
• body cream

Necklaces

A collaboration with artist Chiara Tarditi has also resulted in a collection of necklaces made using hazelnuts, shells and fine tie fabrics.

Agr+Easy Necklaces can be purchased directly from the farm as well as all hazelnut products.

The experience includes a visit to the hazelnut groves and the tasting of many sweet and savory products that win the taste buds of adults and children alike.

A trip to Tania and Marcello’s is an engaging educational time: a chance to learn about the many interesting facts about the hazelnut tree, such as double blossoming, the evolution of the fruit, and ground harvesting techniques using specific machinery.

Tania tells with passion and simplicity about the territory that hosts the crops, the characteristics of the soil and the product. Elements required for PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) trademark recognition.

For the simple walk in the hazel grove, a pair of shoes suitable for outdoor use is recommended.

The cooking and baking classes

For groups of 10 to 15 people, Tania organizes hazelnut cooking and baking classes in the workshop.

Under the guidance of a trusted chef or pastry chef, it is possible to learn some techniques and thus amaze with your creations.

This is a unique opportunity to enhance one’s creativity that can also turn into an experience to give as a gift.

Tania is happy to provide more information and costs to interested persons.

The Piedmont Hazelnut PGI harvest takes place between August and September.

During the year, treatments are minimal and very targeted: only those necessary to plant health are implemented.

Harvesting, once done manually, is now done with harvester machines that suck the fruit from the ground. After harvesting, the hazelnuts are sun-dried and sorted.

The product is stored in classic jute bags in closed, well-ventilated rooms.

The hazelnuts are then ready to be shelled and roasted at partner laboratories before returning to the farm, where, after a final quality check, they are partly processed and packaged according to the customer’s needs.

The IGP Piedmont hazelnut is highly valued for its high shelf life and fine, lingering flavor.