Antonio Farina, born in Recale (Caserta) on 6-13-1968, takes up the job in the dairy field in 1998 selling buffalo mozzarella in Southern Lazio. On 2002, he begins his activity as mozzarella maker in Dragoni. After he moved to Capodrise in 2005, he mainly dealt with buffalo mozzarella’s production, founding the association “Casari della Campania”. He calls himself a “dairy philosopher” because he is a dairy man with great alchemic skills.

The oldest tradition dates the invention of spun pasta back in 980, when the Benedectine monks of San Lorenzo di Capua’s monastery offered spun bread and pasta to the pilgrims.

Document by: Centro di Studi Sociali sulla Dieta Mediterranea dell’Università di Napoli SOB diretto da Marino Niola, Federica Giuliani, Anna Carline Müller, Annalisa Terribile, Maddalena Zampitelli, Rossella Galletti
Video by: Federica Giuliani Anna Carline Müller Annalisa Terribile Maddalena Zampitelli
Created: 11-05-2012
Antonio Farina

Antonio Farina

Year: 13-06-1968
City: Recale (CE)
Profession: Manufacturer
Languages: Italian

Video table of contents

- 00:09 The buffalo's world: the dairy man's experience
- 02:00 Origins of spun pasta linked to the Benedectine monks
- 03:21 Typical dishes of Campania Felix
- 05:04 Milk sculptures
- 08:02 Mozzarella between tradition and innovation

Geographic information

Country: IT
Region: Campania
City: Capodrise
District: CE
Altitude: 34m s.l.m.

Links and attachements

Urls: Napoli, Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa, Pagina Facebook del Centro di Studi Sociali sulla Dieta Mediterranea del Sob

References

Sitografia: www.caseificiofarina.it