Black Calasetta lentil

Calasetta black lentil is a historical variety imported from the island of Tabarka (Tunisia) in 1770 by the Ligurian families who founded the community of Calasetta on the island of Sant'Antioco. Known locally as *"Lentiggia naigra de Cadesedda"*, this plant has an emergent prostrate bearing, a glabrous stem with numerous internodes and floral branches with delicate flowerswhite-blues that bloom between March and May. The seeds, of lenticular globular shape, range from brown to light brown with grey-anthracite speckles, making this lentil a distinctive element of Calasetta's agricultural and gastronomic tradition.