Today we’re talking about capers from Pantelleria, tiny but very rich in flavour. But there’s more, we’ll also discover caper berries, caper leaves and the caper production farm that brings Pantelleria’s tradition to the world. Ready to go?
Ferragosto is approaching, whip out the picnic baskets! What are we taking? All quick preparations to make and practical to carry and eat - dishes and cutlery are hardly needed! The secret? The best Italian cured meats.
Have you ever thought about how much work goes behind a packet of rice? How important the territory, the processing techniques and the packaging method are? To think all of this doesn’t affect the taste is a huge mistake. And while...
From Marzamemi’s tuna fish factories…The greater amberjack! Tradition and environmental sustainability: fishing is exclusively by angling in the Mediterranean, the processing entirely made by hand, in short it’s a delight to always keep...
We already know that dry-cured ham is one of the best and most symbolic products of our territory. But do you also know what the differences are, in terms of taste, between a sliced one and a whole one? Read our article and make room in...
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How delicious is the combo cheese and honey? Yes, cheese platters are very trendy right now and we often stumble upon quite random pairings but, when it’s well thought through, the honey-cheese combo can be a true delicacy.
Cold cuts and sausages are part of our country’s farming tradition. Meat was a precious good and wasting it was out of the question. Making cold cuts and sausages was a way to preserve meat in a natural way and salting, drying and aging techniques evolved over time, until they became an actual art form.
Pecorino Romano cheese is one of the food symbols of our country. It is one of the most exported Italian cheeses abroad; it is mostly exported to the USA which amounts to 70% of total exports. In the month of June 1996, this delicious hard cheese, made from whole sheep’s milk, obtained the Protected Designation of Origin.
Capers are the flower buds of the Capparis Spinosa plant. It is a bushy shrub which blossoms between the months of May and September. It hardly reaches a height of 50 cm and it has small and dark leaves, as well as big and white flowers. You can eat everything from this plant: buds - i.e. capers -, fruits called caper berries, as well as caper leaves.
Caciocavallo podolico cheese (which is a Slow Food Presidium and has been recognised as an Italian Traditional Agro-Food Product) and PDO Caciocavallo Silano are semi-hard cheeses with a stretched curd (pasta filata) which are obtained by skilfully processing cow’s milk from the South of Italy. They both have very few and irregular eyes and as ripening progresses, their flavour becomes more intense and spicy and their colour turns to yellow.
Tortellini from Bologna awaken the senses, make you feel good and bring a festive spirit on the table. It’s the perfect comfort food, since they are delicious and genuine, assuming that they are properly made.
Cetara anchovies are a delight from Campania that has been a source of livelihood for the fishermen of this small fishing village for centuries. Today anchovy fishing is still a driving force for Cetara’s economy and virtuous companies dedicate themselves completely to this raw material following local tradition, in order to preserve the real taste of these anchovies.
PDO Provolone del Monaco is a cheese with a stretched curd (pasta filata) from Campania; everything about this cheese - from the milk to its processing technique - is truly unique. We are in Campania in the Lattari mountain area, the mountain range overlooking the Sorrento peninsula.
If one decides to open an online food shop, the first thing to ask oneself should be: why should people buy foodstuffs on an e-commerce rather than in their trusted delicatessen or in the supermarket?
We must admit that we are pretty obsessed with the whole culinary journey thing, but it is one of things we love the most about Italian cuisine: each Italian region - and sometimes even province - has its own products and flavours. And we had to dedicate one of our journeys to one of the most delicious and typical food products of Italy.
All Tuscan people like myself would probably agree with me, when I say that cold cut platters are my favourite starter dish, but they are much more than that. They can be served in a summertime buffet or can be enjoyed during an informal dinner. However, it goes without saying that the cold cuts that you choose for your platter must be delicious, genuine and of high quality.
Potato tortelli are not only one of the most delicious Tuscan dishes, but they also are the symbol of our land Casentino. Talking about ‘Tuscan’ potato tortelli does not do justice to this delicacy, since two great varieties of tortelli exist: tortelli from Mugello and tortelli from Casentino. And we know how deeply tied these recipes are to their home land.
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