Lupinus pilosus (Altrei coffee) 21 Confections of processed “Altrei Coffee” and a sample of the seeds for comparison. The “Voltruier Lupine” confection is due to the efforts of the local consortium of growers to commercialize what was all but a lost tradition. So far their efforts have met with promising success. A labour of love turned into a potential specialty market product. Photo by Joseph Simcox. Short description and history of use Alpinus pilosus is a marginalized European crop although it has a history of cultivation at least one century long. It represents a great, healthy, substitute for coffee but is very little known outside its “micro” area of cultivation – the village of Altrei. This small village has a total surface of only 11 km2 and is located in South Tirol, near Bolzano. Despite the limitations, the community of Altrei has managed to keep alive the tradition and, in recent years, obtained all the necessary certificates of safety and approvals for commercialization. Pagina 30
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