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The Essential from Puglia
“You don't have to go overboard to make a good impression.”
A gift box with 5 typical Apulian products: the aperitivo, the pasta course and the sweet ending. The essentials to feel like you are in Puglia, in a single box.
5 products From aperitivo to dessert Gift idea
The Essential from Puglia is the simplest gift box in the shop, and that is not a flaw: it is the whole idea. Five typical Apulian products, chosen because they are enough to put together a complete meal — the aperitivo, the pasta course and the sweet ending. Because you don't always have to go overboard to make a good impression and please the palate.
Inside the box there is an artisan tomato purée and semolina orecchiette for the pasta course, a frisellina with extra virgin olive oil and Leccino olive pâté for the aperitivo, and dried figs with almonds to finish. To take home after a holiday in Puglia, or to give to someone who loves Puglia even from far away.
What's inside
The 5 products in the box
The gift box contains:
If a product runs out, we replace it with a similar one of the same value. And if you would like to change something, small changes to the contents can be arranged: just write to us before ordering.
At the table
From aperitivo to dessert
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The aperitivo
Friselline are eaten just as they are, with no soaking, or they make a crunchy base for the Leccino olive pâté.
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The pasta course
Semolina orecchiette with tomato purée: the everyday Apulian dish, the one you never tire of.
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The sweet ending
Dried figs with almonds: four figs in a small pack, the little treat that closes the meal.
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Nothing superfluous
Five products, one whole meal: the essentials to feel like you are in Puglia, without filling the box with things that end up forgotten in the cupboard.
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Why it is called “The Essential”
A gift box is judged by what you can make with it, not by how many jars it holds. Here there are five products, and they are the ones that actually get used: tomato and pasta for a first course, bread and olive cream for an aperitivo, figs for dessert. No filler.
And they are real products. La Rustica tomato purée comes from tomatoes grown on our own farm, picked by hand in July and August and processed fresh on the very day of the harvest, with no added salt and no artificial preservatives. The orecchiette are made from durum wheat semolina, with the rough surface that holds the sauce. The friselline are the small, crunchy cousins of the larger frise — the bread of Apulian farmers.
Who it is for
Who to give it to
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For any occasion
A gift idea that asks nothing and disappoints no one: a complete thought, from aperitivo to dessert.
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For those coming back from Puglia
The way to take home a piece of the holiday, without filling the suitcase.
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For those far away
For Apulians living elsewhere and for anyone who left a memory here: the flavours of home, shipped where they are needed.
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For those discovering it now
A first taste of Apulian cooking, with the products it is best to start from.
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Corporate gifts? For clients and employees we prepare made-to-measure boxes and hampers: we have a PDF catalogue that we send on request, and the contents can be changed. If you want to send the same gift to several addresses, write to us: we take care of it, with a single purchase and your list of addresses. |
Shipping boxes
Several gift boxes in one carton
For transport, the gift boxes are placed inside cardboard cartons. There are two kinds of carton: two gift boxes fit in the small one, three in the large one.
The cartons can be chosen when you buy. Or you can choose to receive your purchase as a gift box: in that case we take care of it, and we decide how to pack it according to the number of products.
If you buy a single gift box, we put one in the carton and there is room left for more.
Product details
In brief
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“The Essential from Puglia” gift box |
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5 products: artisanal tomato purée 420 g, semolina orecchiette 500 g, friselline with extra virgin olive oil 200 g, Leccino olive pâté 180 g, dried figs with almonds 48 g |
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An aperitivo (frisellina and pâté), a pasta course (orecchiette with tomato) and a dessert (figs with almonds) |
| Shipping boxes |
Cardboard cartons you can choose (the small one holds two gift boxes, the large one three), or as a gift box prepared by us |
| Replacements |
A product that runs out is replaced by a similar one of the same value; small changes to the contents can be arranged |
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A gift idea for any occasion, for those who love Puglia and for those discovering it now |
Frequently asked questions
Everything you want to know
What does “The Essential from Puglia” box contain?
Five typical Apulian products: artisanal tomato purée 420 g, semolina orecchiette 500 g, friselline with extra virgin olive oil 200 g, Leccino olive pâté 180 g and dried figs with almonds 48 g.
Why is it called “The Essential”?
Because five products are enough to put together a whole meal: the aperitivo with the frisellina and the olive pâté, the pasta course with the orecchiette and the tomato purée, the dessert with the figs. Nothing superfluous, and nothing left forgotten in the cupboard.
What can you make with it?
An aperitivo, spreading the Leccino olive pâté on the friselline, and a first course of orecchiette with tomato sauce. The dried figs with almonds close the meal as dessert.
Is there a recipe card inside the box?
No: inside the box there are the products. Besides, orecchiette with tomato sauce take just a few minutes, and a frisellina with pâté needs no preparation at all.
Can I buy several boxes together?
Yes: for transport the gift boxes go inside cardboard cartons, which you can choose. Two fit in the small carton, three in the large one. If instead you choose the gift-box option, we take care of the packing, according to the number of products.
And if a product has run out?
It is replaced with a similar product of the same value. And if there is something you would like to change, small changes to the contents can be arranged: just write to us before ordering.
Can it be used as a corporate gift?
Yes. For clients and employees we prepare made-to-measure boxes and hampers, and we have a PDF catalogue that we send on request. For the same gift to several addresses we take care of it ourselves, with a single purchase and your list of addresses.
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The essentials, and that's enough
A tomato purée, a pack of orecchiette, friselline with olive pâté and dried figs with almonds: five products for a whole meal, in a gift box to take home or to give to someone who loves Puglia.
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