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The word sottaceti literally means "under vinegar" because these vegetables have been pickled in wine vinegar. One of the most famous Italian traditions for sottaceti is the Giardiniera, assorted pickled vegetables in vinegar like carrots, bell peppers, celery, cauliflower, olives.
Bello e buono! Radicchio is beautiful to watch on the table and super tasty in our mouth. It’s one of the good things winter time brings every year in our life. Americans don’t use it much, but we think it’s only because many have never tried it.
No doubts about it, preparing and cooking a meal can be a therapeutic activity during this difficult time. Cooking is quickly becoming a sort of relaxing exercise for all the people forced to stay at home during this pandemic.
During the past 14+ days of isolation, we have felt the need to stock our pantries with non-perishable foods like pasta, rice, dry biscotti, sauces, canned vegetables, coffee. We are more than happy to supply your pantries with organic, controlled and above all genuine products.
Do you like long or short pasta better? It’s an age old question, and everyone has a preference. However, even if you love both, you have to calibrate your choice to the recipe you plan on preparing.
This fava bean and chicory soup is very similar to macco Siciliano, a soup of mashed fava beans. In fact, Zuppa Fave e Cicoria is part of a vast southern Italian tradition of bean and vegetable soups. Invented in the Puglia region, this dish combines the sweetness of creamy fava beans with bitter chicory.