
"Pignata" clay pot
The Pignata is a pot used for the long cooking of legumes, such as chickpeas, lentils and beans. Especially used near fire. The measure available here is 20cm (excluding lid), at the bottom you will find the actual measures.
The main ingredient of the famous recipe for mashed broad beans, often served together with a rich side of chicory, are these peeled broad beans. Very simple to prepare, irresistible to taste.
A typical product from the small village of Zollino, in the province of Lecce, produced according to the criteria of integrated agriculture. Health, safety, flavor. To try! It is a small pea, of a brownish yellow color with some shades tending to green. It is eaten dry and cooked in terracotta "pots".
Broad beans are one of the most loved legumes by the Apulians and have, without any doubt, a leading role in regional gastronomy. These are the beans used to create the famous puree, usually served with chicory.
Cicerchie are an ancient legume (in fact it dates back to ancient Rome) which is part of the Traditional Italian Agri-food Products. It is a simple, poor but very tasty food. Excellent for creating tasty and nutritious soups with other vegetables or with other legumes.
Beans are a very popular legume all over the world and highly appreciated for their excellent nutritional supply. They are rich in proteins and carbohydrates and lend themselves to creating many tasty recipes. We offer them in the “black eyes” variety, coming from Zollino and produced according to the criteria of integrated agriculture.
A healthy and versatile food, peas cannot be missing in the weekly diet of the whole family. Their sweet taste and their creamy consistency make them very welcome even for children.
The tradition relating to the habit of eating legumes is very rooted in Puglia and Salento, where it is customary to soak them the evening before their consumption and then cook them in a traditional terracotta pignata. The Land of Puglia shortens the time for you and offers you the same flavors of home ready to be opened, heated and tasted.
Here is a legume that you may not have known about and that is worth trying! Black chickpeas are very similar to white chickpeas, but they have an extra note of character. Their flavor is slightly more intense and their color makes them perfect for making aesthetically appealing recipes.
Our gift box is shipped as shown in the photo. Generally this product is used to package a gift together with the products of your choice. The recipient will receive a box as pictured with your products.
The "sponza frize" or in Italian the "bagna frize", is a bowl with a "platform" that half covers the top, useful for placing the frize after having wet them. The holes present allow the water to drain and then season it. The diameter is about 22cm.
Dried dried figs of the "Dottato" cultivar variety widespread throughout the South. A product with unique characteristics that with the addition of dark chocolate make it a unique product. This figs come from San Michele Salentino, a Slow Food presidium
It is oval, quite large, of a beautiful intense and shiny green. On the palate it is savory, fleshy and juicy. La Bella di Cerignola is a typical cultivar of the homonymous area; olives are not used for oil, but are table olives. Natural fermentation for six months with salt. PRODUCT WITHOUT VINEGAR