Not everybody knows the Patata Novella di Siracusa, an Italian potato variety that is going to join the PDO (protected denomination origin) register. It is the main cultivation among the Sicilian potatoes, with the 50% of all the cultivated tubers in the region, moreover it is the earliest potato harvested in the entire Europe. This happens due to climatic and geological conditions of Sicily, which is endowed with warmer clime than the ones normally potatoes is exposed to, with a considerably lower hydration. The ensemble of these uniqueness factors leads to the differentiation of the product, that presents a thin but resistant skin and a yellow and few chalky paste. It is very versatile for cooking, perfect for mashed potatoes and gnocchi, but at the same time fit for baking and fries. We at OIP offer, depending on the season, the different types of Italian potatoes available on the market according to the ideal seasonality.

Winter is the season of snow, lights, Christmas, but above all Sicilian Oranges. Our 2019 Ribera oranges first harvest a has just arrived, following their seasonality, and they will every week freshly harvested from the producer, brought to us and promptly shipped to you. The riberella dop are the one and only pdo Italian oranges, so juicy and tasty as the Sicilian sun allows them to be, due to the uniqueness of that specific part of the region. Buy Sicilian oranges from Ribera, in different kind as juice oranges, table oranges and Sicilian Ribera Oranges Fioroni (Arance di Ribera Washington Fioroni).

For the 16th of October, date od the World Food Day, we would like to confirm our philosophy oriented towards the seasonality of the product. First of all concerning fruits and vegetables, therefore the chestnuts moment has come, and a roasted chestnuts just took away from the fire is one of Autumn cult images. Obviously Italian chestnuts are very versatile for recipes too, the chestnut flour pasta is rustic and endowed with an alternative taste, great for the stuffings, on a bread slice or in a cake. Available the Marroni chestnuts variety too, a kind that stands out for the greater dimensions, the sweeter and more intense taste.

If you haven’t already tried the P.D.O Ribera Oranges of Sicily, hurry up, they’ll be available only for few weeks. OIP sustains and promotes the natural products seasonality, in order to give the best possible products. As a consequence the Ribera oranges supply of the varieties Fioroni Oranges (Arance di Ribera Washington and Juice oranges of Sicily Ribera goes from the beginning of December to March nearly.