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The word spaghetti come from the word ‘spago’ which means ‘string’ in Italian. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to al-dente. It also gives the pasta a golden color. Bronze cut pasta molds…
Vesuvio is a pasta version of Mt. Vesuvius, the stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples best known for its eruption in the first century. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to al-dente. It…
A soft Pecorino cheese made with sheep milk, MonnaLisa Fiorita (meaning “flourish” or “flower”) is named for the edible flourishing rind of this type of cheese. This is part of a Piedmont tradition that makes a milder version of the Tuscan sheep’s milk white mold rind. For Fiorita, the rennet is added to the milk,…
Roughly 60 days after processing, SALCIS selects the best cheeses and moves them into natural caves of rock and tuff (a rock made up of volcanic ash). The cheese rinds are coated with flaxseed oil and hay for protection, and set to rest on pine wood shelves. Each cheese is monitored and turned at least…
Aging cheese in walnut leaves is in keeping with the tradition of the Siena area’s forefathers who used this method to preserve Pecorino during the warm months. The protection offered by the leaves allows the cheese to age slowly, taking on strong and antique flavor characteristics that are long forgotten among other Pecorinos. Serve with…
The flavor of this raw sheep’s milk cheese changes during the year according to the pasture-land and the sheeps’ diet. It is characterized by a strong personality with a hay-colored rind, and is covered in hay as it matures. This cheese is not heated or pasteurized, thereby maintaining many characteristics of the sheep’s milk. Production…
SALCIS was founded in 1941 during WWII with the goal of unifying the Tuscan Salamis producers in the area of Siena. The Morbidi family, which owns SALCIS today, traces its ownership back to Armando Morbidi, a society founder and owner of many Siena shops beginning in 1925. In the 1960s, the Society started its own…
In Naples, Mafalde were once known as ‘Fettucelle of the Rich’ and subsequently dedicated to Princess Mafalda of Savoy and renamed “Mafaldine”. These are long, wide, flat noodles with rippled edges that are narrower than lasagna but able to stand up to a rich cream or meat sauce. If tossing with sauce, lasagna and mafalde…
Lasagne is a classic Neapolitan shape. It has a special place on the Mardi Gras table known as Lasagne di Carneval. This dish typically is made with a Neapolitan meat ragu of pork and beef and may include slices of hardboiled egg. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and…
Pappardelle is a long, flat broad pasta similar to a wide fettucini that is traditionally used for game dishes. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to al-dente. It also gives the pasta a…