Pantry Products
Organic Hazelnut and Cocoa Spread 100gr jar
FRESH RICOTTA COW MILK 300 gr (4 pcs per case) – 900 gr
FRESH RICOTTA GOAT MILK 100 gr (9 pcs per case) – 900 gr
FRESH RICOTTA COW MILK 100 gr (9 pcs per case) – 900 gr
SPREADABLE CHEESE GORGONZOLA DOP 100 GR – 9 pcs x case – 900 gr box
SPREADABLE CHEESE PARMIGIANO 100 GR – 9 pcs x case – 900 gr box
SPREADABLE CHEESE TRUFFLE 100 GR – 9 pcs x case – 900 gr box
SPREADABLE CHEESE PECORINO 100 GR (9 pcs per case) – 900 gr
EL GRAN CARDENAL IBERICO BLENDED AGED 250 gr. wedge
EL GRAN CARDENAL SHEEP’S MILK WITH ROSEMARY 250 gr. wedge
EL GRAN CARDENAL SHEEP’S MILK WITH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE 250 gr. wedge
EL GRAN CARDENAL SHEEP’S MILK WITH TRUFFLE 250 gr. wedge
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Truffle Products
Pure Black Summer Truffle Cream -45gr
$23.13 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageOur truffle creams are used in the kitchen for various preparations, from condiments for first courses, fillings for roasts, to fillings for pasta. They are top quality products, with top notch raw materials, with a high percentage of truffles.
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Fresh Cheese
Pure Goat Robiola – 330gr
$166.70 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page$8.42
Robiola is an Italian soft- ripened and creamy cheese. It is from the Langhe region and made with different types of milk.Its taste is not as strong as its smell, which is pungent. The flavor is slightly buttery and it has a sweetish after-taste. It is best eaten at room temperature with some crusty fresh bread.
This one is a variation obtained with the use of goat milk and requires less seasoning than the other types of robiola. It is packaged in cases each of 330 gr.
This cheese is prepared with pasteurized milk, cream, salt and rennet. There are a lot of different types of Robiola and each one has a different characteristic such as: the type of milk or the time needed to refine.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Saffron
Pushal Spanish Saffron 25 gr
$146.00As the world’s most expensive spice, saffron provides a beautiful golden color and pungent, aromatic flavor to foods. A labor-intensive crop, the three stigmas are handpicked from each flower, spread on trays, and dried over charcoal fires. Saffron threads should be crushed before using them in recipes.
Pushal saffron is a type of saffron that includes not only the red stigmas (like Negin and Sargol saffron) but also a small portion of the surrounding yellow style. It is of lower quality than Sargol saffron, but still considered as a premium quality. This type of saffron is less expensive than the purest grades of saffron, as it contains a lower concentration of the flavorful and aromatic compounds found in the red stigmas. -
Semi Hard Cheese
Puzzone di Moena – GU76 – 10kg wheel
$31.90 – $797.50 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page$7.98 – 100 gr
Puzzone di Moena cheese is produced in Trentino-Alto Adige.
Its production is long. The cow’s milk is heated at a temperature of 34C°, and rennet is added to create the “cagliata”. This paste is then broken and cooked at a temperature of 44-48 C°.The forms are then salted and left to ripe for at least 60 days.
It has an intense with a very strong aroma and it is slightly piquant after a long ripening period. It is usually paired with red wines, beer, rose and green tomato preserves and wholemeal bread
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Aged Cheese
Puzzone di Moena DOP – 100 gr
$247.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page$8.27
The name of this cheese derives from its extraordinarily strong aroma. It is ripened in caves with a high level of humidity which increases the fermentation of the cheese. In fact, the Latin name ‘Spretz Tzaorì’, meaning ‘tasty cheese’, is used as well as the name ‘Moena Stinker’.
It belongs to one of the numerous families of Trento cheeses, ‘nostrani di casello’.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Semi Hard Cheese
Raclette (France) – 6kg
$28.01 – $420.21 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page$7.00 – 100 gr
Raclette cheese is produced in France.
Its production is simple. The cow’s milk is heated, and rennet is added to create the “cagliata”. This paste is then broken to create the forms. These forms are then salted and left to ripe for
It has a characteristic flavor with traces of softwood and dried fruit. It is usually paired with steamed potatoes with peel, onions and pickled cucumbers, white wine, dried tomatoes, and mustard.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Semi Hard Cheese
Raclette (Switzerland)- 250 gr wedge
$24.07 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageIts production is simple. The cow’s milk is heated, and rennet is added to create the “cagliata”. This paste is then broken to create the forms. These forms are then salted and left to ripe forIt has a characteristic flavor with traces of softwood and dried fruit. It is usually paired with steamed potatoes with peel, onions and pickled cucumbers, white wine, dried tomatoes, and mustard.This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks. -
Semi Hard Cheese
Ragusano – 12kg
$35.96 – $88.10 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page$8.99 – 100 gr
Ragusano cheese is produced in Sicily.
Its production is long. The raw cow’s milk is heated, and calf rennet is added to create the “cagliata”. This paste is then broken and cooked. The forms are then salted and left to ripe for at least 90 days.
It has a fruity, dry, and spicy flavor.
It is usually paired with bodied red wines and aged, dark beers, white watermelon mustard, orange blossom honey and bread baked in a wood oven.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Aged Cheese
Raschiera DOP – 7 kg
$404.99 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page$5.79 – 100 gr
Raschera DOP is a semi-soft, semi-fat, raw cow’s milk cheese that comes from Piemonte, Italy.
The name of the cheese is derived from Lake Raschera, which lies at the foot of Mt Mongioie. The geographical area of production for the cheese covers the entire commune of Cuneo, which is located in the Piemonte region. The cheese is matured for about two months to develop a fine and delicate flavour. Slightly spicy and salty when aged, the texture of the cheese is elastic and dotted with irregular holes throughout the surface. This natural rind cheese has a grassy and bright paste.
It goes perfectly with dark beers and rich red wines, also enjoy it with some dark fruit jams or on whole-wheat bread.
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Re Castelli Aged Balsamic Vinegar 250 ml – 8 years
$52.64 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page100% Lambrusco grape must was cooked over an open fire for days.
A natural product which does not contain any artificial ingredients, preservatives, caramels or thickeners.
This barrel aged balsamic vinegar has been aged for 8 years and its flavour is balancing the natural sweet and sour elements of cooked grape, full-bodied and fruity and deep brown in colour.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Red Wine Vinegar 500 ml
$23.13 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageRed wine vinegar “CASTELLI” is a product made with the best grapes, acetified and aged in oak barrels. This procedure lead to a vinegar with a wild bouquet flavours and strong taste.
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Fresh Cheese
Ricotta – Cow – 1.5 kg
$63.73 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFresh Ricotta cheese is delicate and cool. Produced in Lombardy, it is obtained from the serum of cow’s milk, exuberating the classic freshness of the ricotta. The most well-known Italian ricotta was originally made in the Lazio region but is, by now, widespread throughout the peninsula.
The aspect is very soft, granulose, white paste with weeping serum once cut into. The taste is delicate and milky.
It is often used in desserts such as cheesecake, cannoli and pastiera. It is also used as a topping in pizza, calzone, and pasta. Pair it also with blueberry jam!
This is a pre-order cheese and waiting period to receive it is approximately 2 weeks.
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Pantry Products
“Nocciola Piemonte PGI” Hazelnut, roasted 100 gr bag
$9.99 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCode: PAR11
Product: “Nocciola Piemonte PGI” Hazelnut, roasted 100gr bag
Supplier: Pariani
Size: 100g
Order in: per bag
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Pantry Products
100% Arabica 1 kg Bag Whole Beans
$30.31 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe peculiarity of Varanini espresso coffee is the way it is roasted: the selected green coffee is roasted individually to adjust the temperature and duration of roasting to the characteristics of each bean.
In this way, high-quality blends are created that do not contain burnt beans, which cause an unpleasant bitter aftertaste, or beans that have been roasted for too short a time, thus significantly increasing the acidic tone, and leaving an astringent sensation.
The exquisite Varanini espresso blends, more intense or lighter in flavour, are always accompanied by balanced fragrance and aroma and enriched with a fine and persistent crema.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic Modena IGP “Quercia Rossa” bag in box 3lt
$129.80Balsamic vinegar is a dark, concentrated, intensely flavored vinegar originating in Modena, Italy, made wholly or partially from grape must: freshly crushed grape juice with all the skins, seeds, and stems.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar Nerum bag in box 3 LT
$151.80Balsamic vinegar is a dark, concentrated, intensely flavored vinegar originating in Modena, Italy, made wholly or partially from grape must: freshly crushed grape juice with all the skins, seeds, and stems. True balsamic vinegar is made from a reduction of pressed Trebbiano and Lambrusco grapes.
The resulting thick syrup is subsequently aged for a minimum of 12 years in a battery of several barrels of successively smaller sizes.
The casks are made of different woods such as chestnut, cherry, oak, mulberry, ash, and juniper. True balsamic vinegar is rich, glossy, deep brown, and has a complex flavor that balances the natural sweet and sour elements of the cooked grape juice with hints of wood from the casks.
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Truffle Products
Butter with Black Summer Truffles – 80 gr
$18.34 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThis is a condiment of butter and black truffle. It can be used mainly as a sauce for pasta (tagliatelle, tortellini), scallops, omelettes, eggs, hot entrees – anything that you would like to have that unmistakable truffle flavour!
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Balsamic Vinegar
Chili pepper Gourmet Glaze with Balsamic Vinegar of Modena IGP 250 ml
$9.89 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageExtremely versatile product – Just up to your fantasy on what recipe to use it!
Ingredients: concentrated grape must, Balsamic vinegar of Modena (35%), modified corn starch, natural chili aroma
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Balsamic Vinegar
Cocoa Gourmet Glaze with Balsamic Vinegar of Modena IGP 180 ml
$9.89 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageExtremely versatile product – Just up to your fantasy on what recipe to use it!
Ingredients: concentrated grape must, Balsamic vinegar of Modena (35%), modified corn starch, natural chili aroma
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Balsamic Vinegar
Corte Castelli Aged Balsamic Vinegar – 7 years – 500ml
$71.78 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page100% Lambrusco grape must cooked over an open fire for days.
A natural product which does not contain any artificial ingredients, preservatives, caramels or thickeners. Aged in wooden barrels for 7 years, uses only specific Lambrusco grape grape qualities.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Crema gourmet Balsamic Modena IGP Figs 180 mL
$9.89 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageExtremely versatile product – Just up to your fantasy on what recipe to use it!
Ingredients: concentrated grape must, Balsamic vinegar of Modena (35%), modified maize starch, natural flavor.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Crema gourmet Balsamic Modena IGP Lemon 180 mL
$9.89 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageExtremely versatile product – Just up to your fantasy on what recipe to use it!
Ingredients: concentrated grape must, Balsamic vinegar of Modena (35%), modified maize starch, lemon juice, natural flavor.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Crema gourmet Balsamic Modena IGP Truffle 150 mL
$9.89 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageExtremely versatile product – Just up to your fantasy on what recipe to use it!
Ingredients: concentrated grape must, Balsamic vinegar of Modena (35%), modified maize starch, natural flavor.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil With White Truffle – 1 LT Tin
$95.99The heady fragrance of the superior white truffle and the natural taste of olive oil become a cult for high-quality gastronomy. Excellent on intensely flavoured accompanimentIt can be used as a Sauce for pasta, carpaccio, mayonnaise, boiled legumes, soups, pies with vegetables, boiled fish, seafood entrees and sushi. You can ‘use it even in pastry oil (eg in the gelatin).
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil With White Truffle – 100ml
$28.71 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageUse it on anything and everything to get that truffle flavour – salads, fish, base for any dish, meat carpaccio, eggs.
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Truffle Products
Honey with White Truffles – 100 gr
$26.00 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA rich and thick honey, where the base is prestigious acacia honey, and truffle is the addition to their beautifully infused, flavourful honey. The combination is both sweet and deeply flavorful, with a character. Encourages to indulge in the most sinfully delicious gourmet foods, like sweets, fruit, aged cheeses and much more. Imported from Italy.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Italian 100 % EVOO filtered 5 lt bag in box
$149.00CHARACTERISTICS
Aspect: cloudy, unfiltered, during time natural sediment can settle at the bottom of the bottle;
Colour: intense green;
Aroma: typical fruity of the Italian blend;
Flavour: pleasant bitter and spicy sensation;
Acidity: below 0,5% (Law limit for extra virgin olive oil 0,8%);
Use: for dressing and cooking.
100% Italian Un-filtered
Superior category olive oil obtained from olives and solely by mechanical means. Product obtained by olives cultivated, picked and processed in Italy;
Production area: Puglia, Sicily and Calabria; Crop season: October – January;
Olive varieties: essentially Coratina, Ogliarola, Biancolilla, Cerasuola, Nocellara del Belice and Carolea.
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Organic 100% Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500 ml
$21.53 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageOrganic Extra Virgin Olive oil from produced mainly from southern Italian olive varieties. Sweet with pleasant bitter and spicy sensation. Try it on a variety of recipes!
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Balsamic Vinegar
Organic Balsamic Vinegar Modena IGP 250 ml
$38.28 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageORGANIC balsamic vinegar is high density product with a distinct tendency to sweet, fragrant, as the best balsamic should be. Product made with the must of the latest harvest of the Lambrusco grapes. This balsamic pairs perfectly with aged cheese, savory meats, fruits and deserts!
Density 1.2
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Blue Cheese
Organic Hazelnut and Cocoa Spread 100gr jar
$10.99The ingredients in this delicious chocolate spread are organically grown foreign hazelnuts. Once refined into a paste, Pariani uses it as an ingredient in the hazelnut and cocoa spreadable cream recipe.
It is ideal as a delicate spread for a tasty breakfast or snack and as an ingredient for filling cakes and crepes.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Organic White Balsamic Vinegar Modena IGP 250 ml
$38.28 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageORGANIC white balsamic vinegar is made with 65% of concentrated white grape must and 35% of white wine vinegar. It’s a “young” product briefly aged in virgin barrels in order to achieve balanced color and taste. The acidity is only 5% that’s perfect for those fresh summer salads!
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Truffle Products
Pure Black Summer Truffle Cream -45gr
$23.13 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageOur truffle creams are used in the kitchen for various preparations, from condiments for first courses, fillings for roasts, to fillings for pasta. They are top quality products, with top notch raw materials, with a high percentage of truffles.
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Saffron
Pushal Spanish Saffron 25 gr
$146.00As the world’s most expensive spice, saffron provides a beautiful golden color and pungent, aromatic flavor to foods. A labor-intensive crop, the three stigmas are handpicked from each flower, spread on trays, and dried over charcoal fires. Saffron threads should be crushed before using them in recipes.
Pushal saffron is a type of saffron that includes not only the red stigmas (like Negin and Sargol saffron) but also a small portion of the surrounding yellow style. It is of lower quality than Sargol saffron, but still considered as a premium quality. This type of saffron is less expensive than the purest grades of saffron, as it contains a lower concentration of the flavorful and aromatic compounds found in the red stigmas. -
Balsamic Vinegar
Re Castelli Aged Balsamic Vinegar 250 ml – 8 years
$52.64 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page100% Lambrusco grape must was cooked over an open fire for days.
A natural product which does not contain any artificial ingredients, preservatives, caramels or thickeners.
This barrel aged balsamic vinegar has been aged for 8 years and its flavour is balancing the natural sweet and sour elements of cooked grape, full-bodied and fruity and deep brown in colour.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Red Wine Vinegar 500 ml
$23.13 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageRed wine vinegar “CASTELLI” is a product made with the best grapes, acetified and aged in oak barrels. This procedure lead to a vinegar with a wild bouquet flavours and strong taste.
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Balsamic Vinegar
SABA – Cooked Must 250 ml
$23.77 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSaba is a food condiment obtained from the slow cooking of the grape must reduced up to one-fourth, with sweet and delicate taste and scents from the Reggio Emilia’s tradition. Also know as Vincotto in some areas of Italy.
It pairs with simple dishes and adds flavor as condiment. Perfect with ice-creams, yogurt, pancakes and desserts or as a base for cooking and recipes.
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Pantry Products
Sargol Spanish Saffron
$142.54 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSaffron is a spice made from the stigmas of the fall-flowering plant Crocus sativus, a member of the iris family.
As the world’s most expensive spice, saffron provides a beautiful golden color and pungent, aromatic flavor to foods. A labor-intensive crop, the three stigmas are handpicked from each flower, spread on trays, and dried over charcoal fires. Saffron threads should be crushed before using them in recipes. Saffron is suitable for vegan, gluten-free, and paleo diets.
This is whole pistil, grade 1 (Mancha) NORM ISO 3632, Spanish Sagrol saffron with dark red pistils of the Crocus Sativus Linnaeus rose. Sargol saffron, is a grade of saffron that only consists of the red stigmas, with no yellow or white parts. It is considered to be a higher quality than “konge” saffron, which includes all parts of the saffron flower.
Sargol saffron also has a higher concentration of the key compounds that gives saffron its color and flavor.Packaged in food-safe bags and boxes to maximize freshness and shelf life. Store it in an airtight container, in a fresh place, away from light, moisture and temperature fluctuations.
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Saffron
Sargol Spanish Saffron 25 gr
$150.00As the world’s most expensive spice, saffron provides a beautiful golden color and pungent, aromatic flavor to foods. A labor-intensive crop, the three stigmas are handpicked from each flower, spread on trays, and dried over charcoal fires. Saffron threads should be crushed before using them in recipes.
This is a whole pistil, grade 1 (Mancha) NORM ISO 3632, Spanish Sargol saffron with dark red pistils of the Crocus Sativus Linnaeus rose. Sargol saffron, only consists of the red stigmas, with no yellow or white parts. This is a higher quality than “konge” saffron, which includes all parts of the saffron flower. Sargol saffron also has a higher concentration of the key compounds that gives saffron its color and flavor. -
Salts
Sea Salt with Black Truffles -100 gr
$23.61 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageOil dressings and salts with truffles are real allies in the kitchen – they can be transformed into simple dishes such as pizzas, focaccia, prawns, sliced beef into some excellent, beautifully flavoured plates!
100 gr jar
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Nuts
Sicilian Almond, peeled 100gr bag
$7.98 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe best Sicilian almonds can be found in Val di Noto, which is where Pariani carefully selects its high quality Sicilian almonds.
Weight – 100 gr bags
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Nuts
Sicilian Pistachio, raw 100 gr bag
$22.81 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pagePistachios are a popular snack and an integral element of many recipes around the world. With their wonderful taste, delightful crunchy texture, and proven health benefits, pistachios truly have it all.
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Nougat
Soft Nougat Bar 100 gr Almond
$8.40Only 100% natural and high-quality ingredients: selected honey, crunchy freshly toasted almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts, caramelized sugar and egg whites.
This soft nougat mixture is enriched with a balanced mix of toasted whole nuts (almonds or hazelnuts or pistachios), and other natural ingredients, giving these special nougat bars a taste you will remember. The nougat mixture is made according to the original recipe from 1925: cooked in the nougat maker, poured while hot and cut manually; it is then hand-spatulated to preserve its softness. The dough is enriched with a soft cream made by master pastry chefs.
Available in 3 flavours: hazelnut, pistachio, and almond.
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Nougat
Soft Nougat Bar 100 gr Hazelnut
$8.40Only 100% natural and high-quality ingredients: selected honey, crunchy freshly toasted almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts, caramelized sugar and egg whites.
This soft nougat mixture is enriched with a balanced mix of toasted whole nuts (almonds or hazelnuts or pistachios), and other natural ingredients, giving these special nougat bars a taste you will remember. The nougat mixture is made according to the original recipe from 1925: cooked in the nougat maker, poured while hot and cut manually; it is then hand-spatulated to preserve its softness. The dough is enriched with a soft cream made by master pastry chefs.
Available in 3 flavours: hazelnut, pistachio, and almond
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Nougat
Soft Nougat Bar 100 gr Pistachio
$8.40Only 100% natural and high-quality ingredients: selected honey, crunchy freshly toasted almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts, caramelized sugar and egg whites.
This soft nougat mixture is enriched with a balanced mix of toasted whole nuts (almonds or hazelnuts or pistachios), and other natural ingredients, giving these special nougat bars a taste you will remember. The nougat mixture is made according to the original recipe from 1925: cooked in the nougat maker, poured while hot and cut manually; it is then hand-spatulated to preserve its softness. The dough is enriched with a soft cream made by master pastry chefs.
Available in 3 flavours: hazelnut, pistachio, and almond.
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Truffle Products
Tartufata Mushrooms and Truffle Sauce – 180gr
$18.82 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageTartufata is a truffle base sauce used for pasta dishes, omelets, chicken breast, scallops, warm canapés, finger food, fillings for stuffed pasta or meat, sushi and pizza, sandwiches.
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Truffle Products
Tartufata Mushrooms and Truffle Sauce – 500 gr
$39.88 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageTartufata is a truffle base sauce used for pasta dishes, omelets, chicken breast, scallops, warm canapés, finger food, fillings for stuffed pasta or meat, sushi and pizza, sandwiches.
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Nuts
Toasted Hazelnuts – Piedmont ORGANIC and IGP- 5kg Bag
$319.00 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pagePiedmont Hazelnuts are rich in vitamins, especially vitamin E, a natural antioxidant that can slow the aging of tissues and counteract the action of free radicals. Its particularly rich and distinctive flavour does not only act as an excellent healthy snack during the day or as a base for sweets and delicious dishes, these toasted hazelnuts are also considered an important part in your dietary needs. A daily dose of about 30 grams of natural hazelnuts is recommended to fight cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Ideal to eat alone or to use for a tasty hazelnut cake!
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Nuts
Toasted Hazelnuts from Italy 5kg (Napoli)
$291.89 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLightly toasted hazelnuts sources from Italy.
GLUTEN FREE product
Minimal variations in labelling/packaging may occur
