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Cruschi peppers: the red saffron from Basilicata

Cruschi peppers, also known as “the red gold from Basilicata”: a key ingredient in Basilicata culinary lineage, as well as in Michelin-starred recipes. Let’s discover their characteristics, nutritional and interesting facts and also some cooking tips from our experts. Among the delights from Basilicata are Cruschi, sun-dried red peppers. Cruschi...

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How to properly store olive oil? Factors accelerating the deterioration process and tips to preserve its quality

Olive oil and extra virgin olive oil are a proven to help your health: learn more about the most suitable packings to store your oil and which elements might affect its quality. Time Over time olive oil ages: it starts losing its health benefits, while its taste and organoleptic characteristics start...

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Tomatoes, Mediterranean taste

Discovering the iconic and most versatile Mediterranean ingredient of Italian cuisine. If we ask you what is the main dish of the Mediterranean cuisine, we would have a wide range of options to choose from, such as pizza margherita, spaghetti with tomato sauce, lasagne al ragù, bruschetta or just a...

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Super-sweet datterino tomatoes

Let’s discover their main characteristics and a traditional method to preserve them to taste them throughout the year Among more than three hundred varieties of tomatoes grown in Italy, today we’ll focus on the Datterini tomatoes, an authentic explosion of flavour and colours that will surprise your tastebuds. ID: physio and...

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Pollino National Park and its oregano

Let’s learn more this aromatic herb, symbol of the Mediterranean diet, that grows in an outstanding wild natural environment. Oregano is an aromatic herb, nevertheless a classic Mediterranean ingredient. Its pungent taste immediately reminds the Mediterranean flairs and leads you to think back to summer memories from childhood, picnics on...

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How to recognise a good quality extra virgin olive oil

The main aspects that characterize the quality of olive oil are its organoleptic characteristics, oxidation stability, the absence of contaminants (pesticides, phyto-hormones, pesticides ...) and, of course, its nutritional characteristics expressed in terms of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols, vitamins and natural antioxidants. The importance of raw materials As...

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The classification of olive oil

Virgin, extra virgin, refined ... Olive oils are not all the same! To help you orient yourself in the wide range of oils on the market and increase your understanding of the subject, here we present the names and official  definitions used by the European Community legislation: Olive oils These are the oils obtained...

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