The oranges season isn’t over yet, every Monday, directly from Sicily the Ribera Sicilian oranges arrive to our stock. In the photo you can see the Sicilian Ribera Juice Oranges (Arance di Ribera Dop), the smallest oranges but endowed with great juiciness. The taste intensity makes the orange juice pleasantly sweet and fresh, without forgetting the outstanding contribute in terms of vitamins#. The organoleptic properties of the Arance di Ribera D.O.P. of the Azienda Agricola Guarraggi keep perfectly unaltered due to the total lack of chemical treatments, to which the company have omitted renouncing to a perfect skin standard, preferring an higher quality of the final product.

Calabria, among the Italian regions overlooking the sea, is maybe the one whose gastronomic culture is most bonded to its hinterland. Decise, strong tastes among which the ‘nduja stands out, typical Calabria speciality par excellence that finds its zenith of nativity in the 'Nduja of black calabrian pig - Consorzio Nero di Calabria, produced by the Consorzio Nero di Calabria, a well known reality among the food excellence. There are united many small producers that breed free range and transform this particular local pig species, closely related with the Iberian Patanegra, endowed with extraordinary tasting and organoleptic properties. The fine meat of this pork variety gives softness both to the taste and the consistency, besides containing omega 3 and omega 6 polyunsaturates that notoriously give benefits to health. Species and red hot chili pepper are perfectly balanced, so that they add a pleasant hot note exiting the natural black pork taste without covering it.

Anchovies are one of the favourite allies by the chefs, and non professional cooks too, in their creations. Their versatility, sapidity and strong flavour add every recipe a strictly personal touch so difficult to find in other ingredients, and, if they’re high quality ones, if you taste them purely as an appetizers they sound like a true call from the sea. Extra anchovy fillets in oil Extra virgin olive oil - Mare Puro come directly from the Sicilian Mediterranean Sea, they’re fished and then processed within 24-48 hours after the fishing, in order to preserve both their taste and organoleptic properties at their best. The preservation of the Mediterranean Sea anchovies in high quality extra virgin olive oil is fundamental element to obtain a final product which is an intense explosion of sea flavors.

Every season has its own fruits and vegetables, we of OIP think that respecting and encouraging the natural season cultivation. One of the must of the winter season are the Turnip Greens - Cime di Rapa Pugliesi, or friarielli, protagonists in many Italian traditional recipes, particularly in the southern ones. Tipically sautèed directly in a pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a garlic clove and a red hot chili perpper, they’re endowed with a lightly bitter aftertaste, that combine perfectly with sausages. A pairing that it’s often found on pizza or in a pasta (orecchiette especially). Besides the flavor qualities, the friarielli own great organoleptic properties too, indeed they’re powerful natural antioxidant with an high betacarotene content, that is to say the Vitamin A chemical precursor.

The ancient durum wheat varieties have recently been doing a comeback, once they were abandoned for their poor yield, nowadays they’ve been reconsidered for their extraordinary organoleptic properties and the characteristic aromas that distinguish themselves from the most common ones. The Russulidda is part of this category, a Sicilian ancient durum wheat which is a truly unique variety as benefits on health (low gluten content, facilitation of digestion, high lignin content that favours the circulatory system) and the aromatic typicalness. Fastuchera Azienda Agricola is a small Sicilian reality, starting from the ancient wheats cultivation to the transformation in hand made pasta, obtaining a Sicilian ancient wheat pasta from organic agriculture. Yesterday some new products have been presented, among which the Paccheri di Russulidda - Fastuchera Azienda Agricola, a typical format of the southern Italy gastronomic tradition which finds in this variety an original aromatic mark and inviting toasted perfumes.

The Cavalieri family has been committing in the durum wheat cultivation field since 1800, an experience that in 1918 turned into a pasta production activity. The personal knowledge led the Pastificio Benedetto Cavalieri to select only Apulian and Basilicata durum wheats, cultivated excluding the massive use of herbicides going to the detriment of quantity but improving the quality. After becoming a renowned excellence in the homemade pasta production, the last challenge for Benedetto Cavalieri has been the whole wheat pasta. A product that is often seen ad healthy but damaging the taste, so the mission of the company has been making Benedetto Cavalieri whole wheat pasta healthy and tasty at the same time. After many researches and tests the results is an organic pasta not only endowed with great organoleptic properties, but also with an enveloping and rustic taste, as in the case of the Mezzi rigatoni of Organic Durum Wheat Semola Whole Wheat- Pasta Benedetto Cavalieri, a truly interesting and versatile format for your recipes.

Today there’s a new entry as it concerns the product, but not the producers: Pancetta - Salumificio Lovison from Spilimbergo, in the province of Pordenone. A reality that has been collaborating with us for many years, that still nowadays maintains an artisanal dimension, here only porks coming from Friulian breedings within 20km from the company are selected, nourished naturally with a non ogm vegetables and cereals diet. An hand made pancetta meat is work “at hot”, that means few hours after the butchering in order to have it as fresh as possible, preserving some of its best organoleptic properties. The pancetta is then tied by hand, seasoned and aged due to company secrets, that boasts a century old history. It is exactly this heritage paired with the continuous research, manual work and a sincere passion for the norcina (cold cuts making) art to be the secret for the high quality of this product.

It’s almost time! Pre order on our store now the Arance di Ribera dop, the most renowned Sicilian oranges. Indeed Ribera is the oranges locality par excellence, as the creation of a personal DOP disciplinary testify, which moreover guarantee the lack of any chemical additive or treatment. This variety distinguish itself from the others for its particularly sweet blonde pulp lacking of seeds and bitterness, the great organoleptic properties balance (vitamin A, B1, B2, C, sugars and mineral salts) and the exceptional ease to digest, so that it can be eaten after dinner too. There are three varieties available: Sicilian Ribera Oranges Fioroni (Arance di Ribera Washington Fioroni), Juice oranges of Sicily Ribera and Sicilian Ribera Oranges Table Navel variety (Arance di Ribera da Tavola), it is also possible to add Sicilian lemons Di Ribera, Pink Grapefuit sicilian from Ribera - Azienda Agricola Guarraggi and Sicilian Ribera Clementines/Mandarins - Az. Agricola Guarragi, composing your customized box.

In every kitchen not only the quality of the main ingredient is important, but also the other siding and flavoring elements’s. The last ones are the leitmotiv of almost every recipes, as a consequence the choice of those should be very careful. Today, about this, we’re introducing you the red garlic from Nubia and the Sicilian oregano in bunches - Az. Agr. Balducco Fulgatore, from the Sicilian Agricultural Company Balducco Fulgatore, which follows eco-sustainable methods in the respect of the environment The first one is a slow food praesidium, well known both for the delicate and non-invasive aroma and the exceptional organoleptic properties; the second one is very similar to a bouquet, endowed with an intense aroma due to the slow and natural drying under the Sicilian sun. Few elements at an affordable price that will make a change in your kitchen, moreover they’re really good rustic style decoration elements.

Pasta Bossolasco project is born from an agricultural company, when the fourth generation decided to integrate the raw materials transformation, that is to say Italian durum wheat, with the production of the same. It is the second company case in Italy of Italian pasta production with a 100% internal supply chain, so from the wheat cultivation, to the milling in order to obtain the flour, than the processing and finally the packaging. The agricultural origin of the company has the advantage of having knowledges inherent to the activity, which have allowed to obtain high quality Italian products, with the right bland of durum wheat varieties for make a flavorful artisanal pasta, endowed with great cooking resistance and not least a positive impact on health due to its great organoleptic properties. It's available in the formats Fusilli - Pasta Bossolasco, Paccheri - Pasta Bossolasco, Spaghetti - Pasta Bossolasco, Penne - Pasta Bossolasco e Trenette - Pasta Bossolasco.

Why choose a good extra virgin olive oil is so important for health? The olive oil is the only one obtained from fruits and not from seeds, so it has an important antioxidant action since it is a common property of all the fruits, and specifically due to the content of oleic acid as it has been shown by many researches (the Italian evo oil are the ones with the highest percentage). Moreover it has shown a preventive function against some kinds of tumors (breast, colon and epidermis) and a support to reduce glycemia in diabetics. It is important to use an Extra Virgin olive oil as the disciplinary of the product, which comprehends the cold pressing through milling stones leaving the organoleptic properties unaltered, guarantees a low acidity level and an high content of polyphenols, that is to say substances that contribute both to organoleptic and taste qualities. You'll be able to find a wide list of Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil from many different regions of Italy, all of them with their own taste peculiarities but with a common characteristic: the genuineness of the product.

It is a common thought associating the nduja calabrese to an extremely strong and hot taste: this is absolutely wrong. If the nduja you’ve tried in the past had merely an hot connotation it is a sign of low quality, as the spiciness has to be balanced in order to exalt the other tastes and not being above them. The 'Nduja of black pig - Consorzio Nero di Calabria is without any doubts at an unattainable level for the others, the reasons are mainly two. The starting raw material comes from the Calabrian black pig, a local specie free range bred endowed with great taste and organoleptic properties. The meats of this pork variety give a softness both in taste and consistency, that is not possible to find in products derived from other porks meats. The other motivation is the perfect balance of spices and red hot chili pepper, which gives a pleasant hot note, exhaling the black pig natural taste without covering it. Perfect as an appetizer on toasted bread, in a pasta sauce to give it a sprint or on a pizza paired with some gorgonzola cheese.

Verifying the quality of what we eat is fundamental for our health. But which are the food we have to care about the most? The ones of everyday use, among these the oil is one of the main elements without any doubts. Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo is an high quality product, a Sicilian EVO Oil that has obtained the BIO Organic and the DOP (Protected origin denomination) Valli Trapanesi certifications, a guarantee for you health. The olives are picked by hand before they fall down, in order to obtain the lowest level of acidity. Subsequently the milling by stone and the cold extraction take from the olives only their best part, maintaining the organoleptic properties unaltered. Aromaticity and taste, thanks to the processes described before, are strictly tied to the original fruit make the product very natural and sincere on every side, giving it a versatility that makes it fit for every recipe.

For the people who, sometimes, have no time for cooking, the frozen pizza can be a convenient solution. Even if the products that can be found in the supermarkets are often not high quality ones. We've selected for you PIZZA MARGHERITA - M.E.G.I.C. PIZZA. A pizza sealed in modified atmosphere, so not frozen, that preserves, thanks to this method, all the taste and organoleptic properties, as it has been just made without the use of any preservative. The ingredients are high quality ones, from the durum wheat flour 0 type, to the tomato and the fior di latte mozzarella (not always used in the pizzerias yet) 100% Made in Italy. It keeps for 20 days, it is also possible to frozen it in order to make it keep longer. To bring out the flavours and aromas during baking, preheat the oven at 250°C and place the pizza directly on the oven grill. Thereafter bring the oven temperature down to 220°C and let it cook for 6 to 8 minutes depending on whether you prefer a soft or crispier pizza base. As an alternative, you can place it in a pan for 8 to 10 minutes maximum.

Did you know that the tumminia wheat is a variety which have been already cultivated by the Ancient Greek in the Sicilian colonies of the Magna Grecia? After a long period of neglect due to the low productiveness, this ancient durum wheat has been re-discovered by some small local producers as it is endowed with incredible organoleptic properties. Indeed it has an high protein value, a low gluten index and contains an high percentage of lignin, a substance that help the heart to keep healthy reinforcing the immune defenses too. Anyway it not only have great nutritional properties, but also an unique natural aroma, giving the derived products as tumminia pasta or tumminia bread an outstanding pleasant taste which mirrors its ancient and deep historical heritage.

Do you wanna give a further gear to you barbeque? Fiorentina di Fassona - Macelleria Mastra Alebardi is the right choice. 100% Italian meat born in Piedmont, breed and butchered in the Macelleria Mastra Alebardi breeding in Manerbio (Brescia). Its tender, thin and low fat content meats have great organoleptic properties (as it contains good unsaturated fats omega 3 and omega 6) and a very low cholesterol level. The size of the Fiorentine are outstanding and range from 1.4 up to 2.6 KG KG Fiorentina is cut fresh at the time of 'order, is placed under vacuum at the time of shipment, it is shipped in special packaging with dry ice, ensuring freshness and integrity. Absolutely to be cooked on the grill with fire and embers at high flame 6 minutes per each side and 6 minute on the bone.

Pasta alla norma is one of the most ancient Italian pasta recipes whose name was given in honor to a Catania (a city of Sicily )the famous comedy writer Vincenzo Bellini during the first play of his famous theatrical play "La Norma". Today we want to write you a recipe of a 100% Sicilian pasta alla norma, using a pasta made of an ancient Sicilian durum wheat variety called Tumminia cultivated and processed in Alcamo (a village on the western side of Sicily). the result is a semi-whole pasta endowed with an unique aroma and a lot of beneficial organoleptic properties. Ingredients: 400g of Timilia Biological Penne Rigate - Az. Agricola Biologica Adamo; 500g tomato sauce ( you can add cherry tomatoes if you want some extra freshness), mature slated sheep's ricotta, 2 aubergines, 2 cloves of red garlic from Nubia and basil, Sicilian extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. First of all you have to wash aubergines and cut them into slices, cover them with cooking salt, put on them a weight an make them dry for one hour at least, with this process they will loose all the water in excess and they won't absorb too much oil. Then wash them from the salt, cut them into cubes and you can decide whether to deep fry them (original recipe) or put them in a pan with some oil (lighter). When aubergines will be cooked ad the sauce to them putting on this sauce the entire garlic clove (that you will take out after the sauce will have acquired its flavour) and make it cook until it has reached the right consistency. During the sauce cooking boil the pasta until its is "al dente" (control the minutes of cooking on the package), dry it and make it cook with the sauce to amalgamate it. At the end add some mature salted sheep' ricotta (be generous) and the remaining leaves of fresh basil.

Did you know that Apricot jam Agrirape was named the best Italian apricot jam by Gambero Rosso in 2013? This result has been achieved thanks to the natural method of cultivation without any fertilizer in order to maintain the best taste and the great organoleptic properties. The secret are the simplicity of the ingredients, in fact the fruit percentage in the product is very high (75%), accompanied only by brown sugar and lemon juice.

If you desire a true and pure Tuscan Oil at a good price the perfect choice is Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Novo Frantoio - La Cinta di Guido. It is obtained with the traditional press system where the olives are pressed only once without warming it in order to allow oil come out spontaneously and conserve all the organoleptic properties. This EVO Oil has Biologic and I.G.P. Certifications.

Pratum Coller by Andrea Pirlo* was funded in 2007, it's task is an eco-sustainable production without forcing nature, so high quality wine following the natural cycle in order to conserve the best organoleptic properties.

The producers say that it's time to promote the Sicilian Almonds. Compared to the concurrency they have a better in taste, aromas, visual impact and organoleptic properties. They also don't need any anti parasitic thanks to their hard peel.