
"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.
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.
White chickpeas are one of the cornerstones of Apulian gastronomy. Their crunchy but at the same time creamy consistency makes them the privileged ingredient for many dishes, from the famous ciceri and tria to simple and delicious side dishes, but also soups and velvets.
These white chickpeas with vegetables taste good and at home, which we offer you with pleasure as if you were a guest in our home. They are prepared following an ancient recipe that mothers and grandmothers have been handed down here in Puglia for generations and that still today they prepare as usual using the traditional terracotta pignata.
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".
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.
What's better than a nice mixed legume soup to end a tiring day at work or to pamper yourself when it's a bit chilly? Here is our soup prepared with healthy legumes all grown according to the criteria of integrated agriculture and coming from the typical area of Zollino, in the province of Lecce.
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.
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.
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.
With this small box we offer you the essentials to feel in Puglia, a first course of orecchiette with red sauce, an aperitif with artisan frisellina with olive oil and olve leccine paté, and a small treat with dried figs.
Maritati are the perfect combination of orecchiette and macaroni, they are a typical pasta shape characteristic of Puglia.
The Mara preserve is one of the oldest, most sought after and renowned specialties of Salento. It is a preserve prepared with tomatoes, peppers, onions, basil, which are processed and boiled for a long time, after which they are put in pots and placed in the sun. A long and laborious process for a one-of-a-kind product that is essential not to be lost.
The long tomatoes are cultivated in April and May and
are picked by hand in July and August. All the phases are
processed inside our farm. Once picked, they are washed,
selected, cut, laid on desiccation frames, salted e put in the
sun