Cicoria puntarelle molfettese
ingredient / ingredient-puntarelle-molfettese
モルフェッタのプンタレッレ / Cichorium intybus L.
Cicoria puntarelle molfettese is the chicory heads and young flowering stems that are the subject of a geographical-indication application as puntarelle from the Molfetta area.
Photographs (captions in Japanese)
プンタレッレとして売られるカタローニャチコリの若芽と茎の束。トリノの市場で撮影された一例であり、モルフェッタ産の系統かどうかは原典からは確認できない。
写っているもの: Cichorium intybus（カタローニャチコリの若芽）部位・状態: 収穫された株全体。白緑色の太い花茎と、先端から伸びる細い巻きひげ状の若芽・葉が見えている
写真: Michel Chauvet／ CC BY-SA 3.0／ 原画像／ 台帳の原画像
写真の範囲と来歴
被写体の確認: 原典の記載による同定。原典ページはトリノの市場で売られていた『カタログナ種チコリーの花茎』としてのプンタレッレと記載しており、モルフェッタ産プンタレッレ固有の品種であることは明示していない。専門家による再同定は行っていない。
掲載画像: Wikimedia Commons の1920px版。苦味研究所では切り抜き・色調変更なし。 表示用には幅1200px上限のWebPを配信し、台帳の原画像は上のリンクから確認できます。
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Reading the bitterness
Cicoria puntarelle molfettese names the heads and young flowering stems of a type of chicory (Cichorium intybus) from Molfetta. A light bitter aftertaste that becomes stronger with growth is among its stated characteristics. An application has been made for EU protected geographical indication (PGI) status for the area around Molfetta, Italy; as of 2026-08-31, it was still at the publication stage, which does not mean registration had been finalized. The application lists Catalogna pugliese and Catalogna puntarelle a foglia stretta (a narrow-leaf type) among the varieties covered.
According to the application's sensory description, the young flowering stems are sweet but also have a faint bitter aftertaste, which is described as becoming stronger as they grow. This is a statement in the application; it does not provide numerical sensory data tracked over time.
Sources for this overview
Application for registration: Cicoria puntarelle molfettese PGI
Checked for this overview: Checked its position as a type of chicory with a pending PGI registration application. / Checked the description that the bitter aftertaste strengthens with growth. / Checked the listing of Catalogna pugliese as a covered variety. / Checked the listing of the narrow-leaf Catalogna puntarelle type as a covered variety. / Checked the description of sweetness and a bitter aftertaste that strengthens during growth.
Follow the connections
Cicoria puntarelle molfettese →is a type of→ chicory
Catalogna pugliese →is component variety of→ Cicoria puntarelle molfettese
Catalogna puntarelle a foglia stretta →is component variety of→ Cicoria puntarelle molfettese
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Composition and content (3)
Scope: A 2026 EU geographical indication registration application
Note: This is treated as still at the application stage, not as a completed registration.
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ingredient-puntarelle-molfettese —is_a_type_of→ ingredient-chicoryScope: Source variety listed in the EU registration application
Note: It is not equated with the geographical-indication name itself.
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ingredient-catalogna-pugliese —is_component_variety_of→ ingredient-puntarelle-molfetteseScope: A raw-material variety listed in an EU registration application
Note: The name of a narrow-leaved variety.
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ingredient-catalogna-puntarelle-leaf —is_component_variety_of→ ingredient-puntarelle-molfetteseSensory (1)
Scope: The sensory specification in the EU registration application
Note: Records both a sweet taste and a light bitter aftertaste.
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ingredient-puntarelle-molfettese —has_sensory_attribute→ "A light bitter aftertaste that increases as it grows"How processing and cooking change it (1)
Scope: A candidate structural component of a dish. Regional variation in ingredients is unconfirmed
Note: Source not connected. Does not indicate quantities or cooking conditions.
No source connected — this claim has not been verified yet. It is a general-knowledge placeholder, not a confirmed statement.
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dish-puntarelle-alla-romana —includes→ ingredient-puntarelle-molfetteseSafety and regulation (1)
Scope: Elenco nazionale dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali, Puglia section (XXV revision, 2025).
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ingredient-puntarelle-molfettese —is_registered_as→ "Registered as item No. 97, “Cicoria "puntarelle" molfettese” (in translation: "Molfetta puntarelle chicory"), in the "Prodotti vegetali allo stato naturale o trasformati" (in translation: "plant products in their natural state or processed") category of Puglia's national list of traditional agri-food products (PAT)."