Recipes

Spaghetti, as a pasta, was born in Sicily, as observed by the geographer Al Idrisi in 1154. Feudo Mondello's are surprisingly well crafted. Carefully processed durum wheat semolina makes for a product with a golden color, properly rough and porous,...

Their famous torcetti are crumbly, light, golden, fragrant sweets that come in a signature heart shape, making them ideal with tea or hot chocolate. They're prepared with soft wheat and malted grain flour, butter, sugar, brewer's yeast, salt and flavorings....

Among RossoSiculo's line of products, their peeled Siccagno tomatoes hold a place of honor. The Siccagno tomato is a native cultivar grown in soils at 600-800 meters elevation, which favors day-night temperature swings, and then carefully processed. The result is...

Sold under the Maluentu brand in a square tin can, Gusti Pregiati's local bluefin tuna belly is caught mainly in the Sardinian canal. Their "ventresca" (as the belly fillet is known in Italian) is a lovely, deep pink slice that...

Their Panforte, sold in a pie format, is handmade with candied orange and citron peel, almonds, wheat flour, sugar, glucose,  invert sugar syrup, powdered sugar, wafer, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper. It's a well-made, balanced and very pleasant product, characteristic in...

Their Panforte Margherita is a masterpiece. Excellent ingredients: almonds, orange and lemon, citron and apricots, ginger, pear and large pieces of melon from the Val di Cornia, fruit peels candied by hand in their shops, Italian honey, vanilla beans and...

Alice's bottled vegetables are a classic, homemade "giardiniera", packaged in Bormioli jars with sunflower oil and vinegar. Delicate, clean, characteristic aromas of fresh, tart vegetables follow through in the mouth, where the flavor is balanced, with a savoriness that's controlled...

Their tomato puree is made with different varieties of tomato cultivated on the farm or purchased from partners. Processing takes place within 24 hours of harvesting, and no other products are added. It's a delicious sauce without imperfections, fiery red...

The "colomba classica", made without preservatives and using locally-sourced ingredients, is nicely composed and properly leavened, topped by impeccable icing and large, unpeeled almonds. Below the crust chunks and pasty bits of candied orange are hidden amidst its evenly puffed...

Made with 80% fruit and 20% cane sugar, their strawberry compote is classic, immediately expressive. Its strength lies in its flavors and aromas, fragrances of nice, ripe strawberry processed fresh in a way that respects the original ingredients. In terms...