The juicy, spicy lemons correspond with the exclusive Rosso Lepanto and remind us of the still lifes of Willem van Aelst (1627 – after 1683). Willem van Aelst is considered an outspoken still life painter, with his spectrum ranging from hunting prey and poultry still lifes to flower and fruit still lifes. The advantage today is that we can not only marvel at the lemon on works of art, but enjoy it pretty much all year round. And so, with the smell of lemon, the smell of summer, sun and southern Italian dolce vita also moves into our kitchen. How fitting for a natural stone quarried at Bonassola in Liguria, Italy. The quarry is located near La Spezia and is named after Levanto, the last of the five villages of the Cinque Terre, which is located immediately next to Bonassola. Where the lemons bloom.
Liguria – The land where the lemons bloom
To this day, Italy is the dreamland for all those who have to do without sun and warmth, not only in winter. The country is beautiful and extremely diverse. The Italian boot connects the Alps in the south with the Mediterranean heat of Sicily. The alternation between warm daytime and cool nighttime temperatures prevailing in mountains and low mountain ranges is ideal for the growth of citrus plants and citrus fruits. Even if the delicate plants in the north have to be protected from frost, Italy is still the ‘land where the lemons bloom’. And not only Goethe’s Italian journey, but also many other authors and filmmakers have tracked down the numerous citrus gardens in Italy and set literary or cinematic monuments to them. So what could be more obvious to place these special citrus fruits from Liguria on a stone from the same region. A Rosso Lepanto from the +Modo kitchen series by Poggenpohl.
EDITOR’S TIP:
Citrus fruits become the main protagonists in the kitchen, especially in the winter months. No wonder, because they are much more than just sour. And if the longing for the South needed a symbol, our lemon would do the job perfectly. Read the full story here.
