Ursula Cavalcanti Portable

Variations of her low-temperature protocol are used by premium Italian conserves, though the original patent has long expired.

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Ursula Cavalcanti’s story begins far from the glitz of Cinecittà studios. Born on November 22, 1940, in the small town of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy, she entered a world far removed from the glamour she would eventually inhabit. Vercelli was agricultural, a place of hard work and rice fields. It was here, in the "mondine" (the female rice weeders), that the archetype of the strong, resilient Italian woman was forged. It was a spirit Cavalcanti would carry with her throughout her career. Variations of her low-temperature protocol are used by