Pantone has decreed the Ultra Violet shade as the trendiest for 2018. Clothes, makeup, furniture and accessories will be mainly of this color, but also the products of the Veneto land can be truly fashionable. Let’s discover where to find Ultra Violet on the table.
Ultra Violet on the plate
For a trendy and healthy dinner, why not bring this trendy shade to the table? Here Ultra Violet could become the star of fashionable lunches, all strictly with 100% Veneto products.
The Veneto Region indeed offers every type of crop, among these and perfectly on theme there are: eggplants, beets, purple potatoes, purple carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, plums, grapes and figs for example.
Why are purple foods good for you?
Vegetables and fruits of purple or blue color are precious for health, especially for specific elements contained that give them the characteristic color. In particular, these natural foods are rich in anthocyanins, capable of strengthening the walls of veins and capillaries, thus improving blood circulation and also preventing the most common cardiovascular problems.
Purple fruits and vegetables are also a panacea for digestion, which is improved and stimulated due to the presence of solasonine and nasunin. Blood cholesterol levels are also kept under control and urinary infections are also prevented.
The presence of carotenoids and polyphenols then contributes to developing immune defenses and fighting the attack of free radicals, also resulting in excellent anti-cancer substances.
There are really many reasons to eat purple-colored vegetables and fruits, which as we have seen is also very trendy this year. Here are some Veneto recipes perfect for tasting regional zero-kilometer products.
Purple vegetables Veneto style
The Ultra Violet shade will be the star of your tables thanks to these regional recipes, ideal for savoring the fruits of the Veneto land.
- Eggplants in saor, a very tasty and easy to prepare side dish. It consists of fried eggplants, preferably the long ones, flavored with saor, prepared as usual with vinegar, onion, bay leaf and then sprinkled over the eggplants. To complete you can use sautéed cherry tomatoes.
- Purple cabbage Vicenza style, a typical dish usually made with white cabbage. Simply stew the cabbage leaves in broth, adding onion, bacon, and apple pieces, salt and pepper.
- Plum liqueur, typical especially of the provinces of Padova and Venezia and simply called Prugna, is perfect as a digestif and to accompany biscuits and dry pastries, coffee, dried fruit like walnuts and almonds. It is drunk neat without ice and according to some enthusiasts it is ideal with the Venetian biscuits Zaetti and Bussolà.
Purple vegetables and fruits in Veneto
More and more consumers are seeking zero-kilometer produce, and the Veneto Region truly offers a very wide and varied selection of fruits and vegetables, including purple ones. We have found some growers who will certainly ensure excellent and healthy products.
- The purple potato of Moriamo della Battaglia, here this curious and very healthy variety is cultivated at the farm of Aurelio Codello.
- The sugar beet, cultivated and processed in the Ferrara area by Copro, as well as by other farmers throughout Veneto.
- The figo moro da Caneva, a sweet and little-known species cultivated between the provinces of Treviso and nearby Pordenone.
- Blackberries and berries, cultivated by various farmers in the territory and all part of the Consorzio Piccoli Frutti s.r.l.
- Saffron, also cultivated in Veneto, is protected by Zafferano Italiano.
