SAUCES AND CONDIMENTS
Sauces and condiments: an Italian tradition
The need to preserve food for as long as possible has arisen since ancient times, when the availability of food was conditioned by the seasons and the possibility of catching prey.
It was nature itself that indicated the first methods of conservation: the fruit that remained on the trees dried up and did not lose edibility.
This led to the preservation of dried fruit.
Another example of conservation came from the animals that remained buried under snow or ice and from the fish that remained included in the natural salt flats. The trade in salted and smoked fish was already practiced in ancient Egypt and among the Phoenicians and was also known to the Greeks and Romans.
The home preparation of canned food is a widespread habit in Italy, especially in the south: it has its roots in rural tradition and relives, drawing on the wealth of knowledge handed down from generation to generation, a moment of happy rediscovery.
Behind this trend there is the belief of obtaining a healthier product, as well as the attempt to obtain economic savings.
Sauces and condiments are traditional products of the Mediterranean diet, coming from Italian artisanal farms, often family-run, according to methods handed down from father to son.
Sauces and condiments: a great variety for Mediterranean cuisine
Sauces and condiments are for the most part based on vegetables, as in the case of tomato sauce, essential for many first courses of Mediterranean cuisine.
Another typical condiment of Italic dishes is garlic. One of the most famous is certainly the red garlic of Sulmona: in addition to fresh garlic, the creams of red garlic of Sulmona are famous, consisting of clods that can also be preserved in extra virgin olive oil.
Other typical condiments are represented by the powder of dried peppers or paprika, both spicy and sweet, used a lot in the Lucanian and Calabrian cuisine, especially in sausages or suppressed.
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Cream Zolle Red Garlic
Cream Zolle red garlic clods
Sulmona Red Garlic Clod Cream 80 gr. pack
Cream zolle red garlic clods of Sulmona is a pasteurized clod paté in extra virgin olive oil.
The clods are selected, then blanched for a few minutes in a solution of salt and vinegar and then chopped to obtain a cream.
They have a less strong taste than garlic itself, but they maintain the same properties.What are clods of garlic?
Sulmona’s Red Garlic is the only Italian variety of garlic that regularly emits flower scapes, called tolle or zolle in dialect.
This floral scape is very delicious and can be tasted and used in the kitchen both fresh and in oil or in the form of cream.
Zolle or tolle have a less acute taste than garlic, even if they maintain the same pharmacological and food characteristics.
The clods are located in the inner, central part of the plant and are characterized by a pearl white color at the base that
gradually fades into green towards the top. They have a length of about 10 cm.The cream of clods (Crema di zolle)
it is prepared with the best and most tender parts of the clods.
The clods are immersed for a few minutes in a solution of water, salt and vinegar, then they are ground up to make a homogeneous and light paste.
The cream thus obtained is mixed with extra virgin olive oil and the cream of clods is ready to be packaged in jars.4,40€ + VATCream Zolle Red Garlic
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Paprica Pepper powder
Paprica Pepper powder
Paprica Pepper powder in 40g packs (net weight)
KM 0(Zero miles) productPaprica : The harvested peppers are dried in the air and in the sun.
Then they are packaged in the typical “nzerte” (pepper necklaces), finally the milling process takes place,
transforming the dry pepper into powder.
The powder used to season our dishes, such as pasta and beans, pasta and chickpeas, excellent
when combined with cod and all white fish both for decoration and as a basic ingredient, to season boiled potatoes etc …
A practical spice to use in the kitchen.4,20€ + VATPaprica Pepper powder
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Sulmona red garlic cream
Sulmona red garlic cream
Sulmona Red Garlic Cream 80 gr.The garlic cream is a pasteurized paté only with garlic.
A fundamental ingredient in the kitchen, but also a natural medicine.
It has a less strong taste than garlic itself, but it maintains the same nutritional and healthy properties.
Sulmona’s red garlic cream has an intense aroma and a delicate taste.
It is used as a condiment for first courses, but also as an appetizer on hot bruschetta or traditional bread canapes.The garlic cream goes well with aged cheeses, but also with dishes based on red meat, grilled, baked or steamed fish …
and with boiled meats it is ideal!
To prepare the garlic cream, the garlic is initially boiled, which is then cooked in extra virgin olive oil and salt, then passed and made into a pulp,
finally placed in jars and pasteurized in a bain-marie for at least 1 hour.
It is a product that does not contain dyes or preservatives.4,40€ + VATSulmona red garlic cream
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Sweet and sour cherry tomatoes
Sweet and sour cherry tomatoes –
Datterini tomatoes in agrodolceSweet and sour cherry tomatoes –
Datterini tomatoes in agrodolce in packs of 210g (net weight)
KM 0(Zero miles) productSweet and Sour cherry tomatoes (Datterini) are a food that leaves everyone amazed
because it is a balance perfect between sweet and savory, in short, it is so good and simple that your guests will finish it all!
Served in small bowls on a cutting board with meats and cheeses and you will see what success at the table.
Original and decidedly irresistible, it is perfect to combine with cheeses seasoned and semi-seasoned but also fresh ones such as ricotta.5,10€ + VATSweet and sour cherry tomatoes
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Tomato sauce San Marzano
Tomato sauce – passata di pomodoro:
Tomato sauce San Marzano – passata di pomodoro in 370g packs (net weight)
KM 0(Zero miles) productThis type of tomato sauce San Marzano passata di pomodoro handed down from the culture of the Vallo di Diano for generations
is suitable for many dishes of the Mediterranean cuisine and diet.
Pureed fresh tomatoes from our farm without preservatives with the recipe of the past.
Only San Marzano tomatoes and salt.
A goodness of yesteryear (altri tempi ), always current with a little basil you can season all kinds of pasta.
However, it also does not hurt as condiments for side dishes and main courses of the Mediterranean diet.2,56€ + VATTomato sauce San Marzano
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Zolle of Sulmona red garlic
Sulmona red garlic zolle (cloves)
Clods of Sulmona Red Garlic 250 gr. pack
Sulmona’s red garlic clods are the flower scapes of the plant.
The Sulmona Red Garlic is the only Italian variety of garlic that regularly emits the flower scapes, called tolle or clods in dialect,
or the shoots that are extracted from the plant to promote the growth of the bulbs.
They are located in the inner, central part of the plant and are characterized by a pearl white color at the base that gradually fades into green towards the top.
They have a length of about 10 cm.This floral scape is very delicious and can be tasted and used in the kitchen both fresh and in oil or in the form of cream.
The clods have a less strong taste than the garlic itself, but retain the same properties.
They are chosen, then cut into pieces and blanched for a few minutes in a solution of water, salt and vinegar,
to be enjoyed alone or in combination with any type of appetizer, but they are also excellent as a side dish.8,80€ + VATZolle of Sulmona red garlic
8,80€ + VAT
