Parco Delle

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In this magnificent place we've been growing cardoncelli mushrooms, also called ferla mushrooms for several years.
It’s a delicious mushroom with a texture that remains the same even after cooking.
It can be eaten raw, roasted, fried, gratin, trifolated and as a seasoning in many dishes made from pasta, rice, meat, fish, vegetables and vegetables.
Keeping her organolectic gifts intact and most of the time exaltinguishing the ingredient in association.

Inside the park, along the walkways, you will find a typical Sicilian flora composed of: wild thyme, dwarf palm, rosemary, capers, wild asparagus, valerian and much more. In addition, many protected birds, including the snug, are settled and nested, in the cracks obtained. They also grow a wide range fruit trees.

During Covid they rented their cave house out.

Yucca fruits are small bananas with soft and nutritious pulp. These were planted at the MARSALA CAVE PARK and found their perfect habitat.
In addition to the spontaneous plants you can enjoy these little delicacies.

The healing properties of wild fennel have been known for a long time. This plant is rich in essential oil, vitamins and mineral salts.

Golden helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum), also known as Immortelle or Everlasting, is highly prized for its exceptional skin-regenerating, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing properties. It is commonly used to reduce the appearance of scars, stretch marks, and blemishes, while promoting a youthful, glowing complexion.

The harvest of capers,
characterized by an unmistakable flavor. (Photos from the park)
The caper plant is a shrub that lives on walls, has exile pots, pendulums with thick leaves and a bit flesh; the flowers are large, white in color.
Maybe not everyone knows that the caper is not the fruit but the flower bud of the plant.
Harvesting of capers usually starts at the end of May, but it depends on the years and time, and everything is done exclusively by hand, in the coolest hours of the day. Cappers cannot be consumed freshly picked because they contain very bitter substances. That's why they call for salting.

Capers are buds of the capillary capparius plant that looks like a bush and grows on limestone surfaces.
These buds produce beautiful white flowers. In turn, the fruit called cocuncio is produced: it is much like a capper but larger in size. Capers are rich in antioxidants, sodium and mineral salts such as calcium, copper, magnesium and vitamins A, C, E and K. Benefits include protection of the joints and cartilage, circulation even in the case of hemorrhoids and varicose veins, anti-caecal effect, anti-cholesterol (ideal for those who follow a low calorie diet). Side effects include hyperthyroidism, goiter and hypertension.Read more