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This legume owes its name to a traditional countryside event held in Alta Tuscia ?the Drawing of the straight furrow? that takes place on August 14th every year.
According to whether the furrow is more or less straight, predictions are made for the following year's crop. This legume has been present in the area in question for an extremely long time, dating back to the era of the Etruscans and is confirmed by medieval documents. In the XIII - XIV century in the Val di Lago, some statutes dedicated special rubrication to "de penas colligentium cicera et alia legumina" . There is also documented proof of its use in bread making and excise and taxes were put on their production which were the same or slightly lower than those on wheat. In traditional Tuscia cooking, this legume was primarily used for the dinner on Christmas Eve.