Movie night is coming up – popcorn or chocolate? Our new creation will help with this difficult decision:
Hacienda San Cayetano chocolate with Farina Bona 68%. The aromatic characteristic of the Hacienda San Cayetano cacao bean together with the light roasted flavor of the cornmeal, reminiscent of popcorn, is an exciting taste experience.
What is Farina Bona?
Farina Bona is a corn flour obtained through the very fine grinding of roasted corn grains and is part of the cultural heritage of the Onsernone Valley in Ticino. There have always been subtle differences between the various small productions in the Onsernone Valley. In Vergeletto, for example, the expert Annunziata Terribillini “Nunzia” roasted the corn grains for a long time in a special roasting pan. In Loco, on the other hand, the corn was roasted in a wood-fired oven. There, the corn was roasted until part of the grains burst open, while in other places, the grains were roasted for only a short time. These diverse traditional influences make Farina Bona flour “the good flour”.
After the 2nd World War, Farina Bona disappeared more and more from the Onsernone Valley, until the last mill stopped production in 1960. However, local initiators revived the traditional Farina Bona years later; the mill in Loco was restored in 1991. Thanks to the tireless efforts of a number of people, including our partner Ilario Garbani Marcantini, the corn flower finally returned to the plates of the people of Ticino.
Today, Farina Bona is a protected Slow Food Presidium and, thanks to the Slow Food Switzerland Presidium, there are other products made from Farina Bona as well. Farina Bona is becoming more and more popular throughout Switzerland. This again boosts the economy, agriculture and tourism of the Onsernone Valley. We at laflor highly recommend visiting the Onsernone Valley and the Farina Bona production facilities.
You, too, can taste the new laflor chocolate – the one with the good flour.
