| Headword | Sour cherries from Modena |
| Domain and subdomain | Food – fruit and vegetables |
| Grammatical label | Noun, plur. |
| Definition | Fruit jam from the plants of Prunus Cerasus, commonly known as “sour cherry”, characterized by its peculiar sour taste. (1) |
| Note | The Protected Geographical Indication “Amarene Brusche di Modena” [sour cherries fd Modena] is reserved for the jam made with the fruits of sour cherry (black cherry), a variant of the more popular cherry. Sour cherry belongs to populations of biotypes identifiable with the groups of sour cherries, as well as of cherries, sour cherries and their crossings. (2) The Protected Geographical Indication Amarene Brusche di Modena is reserved exclusively for the best fruits, which must have some precise characteristics, such as soft texture, brown, red color with dark reflections and a perfect balance of flavor, between sweet and sour. The jam must have a minimum fresh fruit content of 150% at 2,5-3,5 pH. (3) The product has a distinctive sour taste, which clearly distinguishes it from other jams. Amarene Brusche di Modena IGP jam is ideal for the preparation of cakes and tarts based on short pastry. It can also be enjoyed naturally, as a dessert at the end of a meal, and is very appreciated in combination with ice cream. The black cherry tart, with a base of short pastry and coverage of black cherry jam, is a typical dessert of the Modena tradition. (4) |
| Context | The fruit of the sour cherry tree (prunus cerasus) and sugar are the main ingredients that go into making the PGI Amarene Brusche di Modena preserve, which is produced in the Modena province and in some municipalities in the metropolitan city of Bologna. (5) |
| Phonetic transcription | [ˈsaʊər ˈtʃɛriz frəm ‘mɔ:dena] |
| Synonyms/variants | Marene (6) |
| Etymology | Middle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final – s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural. (7) |
| Product image |  (8) |
| Equivalents | ITA Amarene brusche di Modena ESP Guindas ásperas de Módena FRA Amarene brusche di Modena RO Vișine Amarena de Modena |
| Note of the equivalents | In French, the Italian term is used. |
| Institution | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Culturali |
| Date | 05/03/2015 |
| Last modified | 31/05/2023 |
| Author Revisor | Lucia Palazzese Chiara Buschi Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | 1) http://www.amarenebruschedimodena.it/Default/2/Home.html 2) https://www.turismo.it/gusto/articolo/art/modena-amarene-brusche-per-natura-id-7169/ 3) https://www.amarenebruschedimodena.it/Default/6/Caratteristiche.html 4) https://www.piaceremodena.it/i-consorzi/consorzio-produttori-di-amarene-brusche-di-modena/ 5) https://emiliaromagnaturismo.it/en/food-valley/dop-igp-products/pgi-amarene-brusche-di-modena 6)https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarene_brusche_di_Modena#:~:text=I.G.P.&text=La%20confettura%20di%20amarene%20brusche,indicazione%20geografica%20protetta%20(IGP). 7) https://www.google.com/search?q=cherry+etymology&rlz=1C1FKPE_itIT932IT932&oq=cherry+etymology&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i19i22i30l9.3150j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 8)http://www.agraria.org/prodottitipici/amarenebruschedimodena.htm |
