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.
This recipe is a poetry. Coming from an ancient tradition,
this conserve has become year by year a luxury and a dainty
mouthful. Its preparation requires long time and great care,
so we can say that love and patience are its main ingredients.
This hot conserve is one of the most important recipes of
our territory; we are working hard to safeguard it not only
because it speaks about our grandmothers’ rural life but
also because it’s important to hand these specialties down
to the new generation, for the future. 1/3 of peppers, 2/3 of
tomatoes, onion, fresh basil are boiled together and cooked
till to obtain a thick sauce. Then it is put in small containers
(in order to facilitate its cooling) and laid in the sun to drain
all the water in excess and to permit the condensation. During
the day it lays in the strong sun, in the night it stays in places
with no humidity. This operation needs to be done more times
and for a lot of days. When it is ready, it is kneaded by hand
adding some extra-fine-olive-oil and put into sterilized jars.
To produce 500 Gr. of this conserve, we need 100 Kg of fresh
product. If you really want to taste our Salento savors, start
from here!
The point of a knife is enough to flavor and enrich every kind of
dish: it can be spread on durum wheat bread or on meat; also
excellent on pasta and with legumes. It is hot but also very
tasty. This recipe was handed us down by our grandmothers:
in it there’s not only the taste of our sun but also all their
love, all their patience and all their care in preparing delicious
things!
The hot peppers are cultivated in open field between the
end of May and the beginning of June. The picking, between
August and October, requires more steps because of the
peculiarities of this plant.
Hot pepper is the main ingredient of these spicy taralli! Flavour and personality in one snack!
These garlic, olive oli and hot pepper taralli are one of the symbols of the bakery art of south Italy and Apulia in particular. Absolutely perfect!
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Many tasty and crunchy artichokes in the best Apulian extra virgin olive oil and a light aroma of rosemary, ready to appear on your table, accompanying grilled, fish dishes, or as a simple and light side dish in full Apulian style.
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A "condifrisa" with a decidedly Mediterranean flair based on tender semi-dried tomatoes, olives, capers and other typically Apulian ingredients. The result is a creamy product that is excellent to spread or to use in the kitchen with imagination.
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The fennel carpaccio is a unique product, it is crunchy, fresh and fragrant.
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Did someone say ketchup? The version that we propose here is very original and all Apulian. A gourmet proposal that will satisfy lovers of the famous American sauce, with very simple and completely natural ingredients. Ready to prepare your gourmet fries with a drop of Apulian ketchup? We assure you that once tasted, this ketchup will never be missing in the pantry.
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Very sweet and small, these are the courgettes that the Apulian farmers send us every year to give life to this irresistible cream that smells of Puglia like never before. A lemon tear does the rest, giving the right counterpoint to a symphony of flavors that will not leave any of your guests indifferent.
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Voluptuous, velvety and irresistible, this cream is the cuddle that your lover of Apulian flavors was missing. Try it alone or use it as a sauce for pasta: just heat it slightly and add a spoonful of the pasta cooking water to bring all the authenticity of the most authentic Puglia to the table.
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The hot pepper is a great classic of Apulian cuisine as well as of the Mediterranean diet. We offer it in the best Apulian extra virgin olive oil, ready to taste according to your imagination.
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A few fragrant myrtle leaves and a shower of the most fleshy and ripe Leccine olives for a product that you will no longer want to miss in your pantry. One leads to another, just like cherries: a specialty that the Apulian farmers have been handed down for generations and that we like to offer also to our loyal customers.
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A product that expresses itself in all its salentinity: they are tarallini with primitive wine, sweet and fragrant, good in the morning but also in the evening. A versatile product perfect for every situation, different from the usual and able to surprise the palate taste after taste.
This sort of tomato is cultivated in open field in our farm
from April to May. Tomatoes are picked by hand in the
months of July and August and are treated in an artisanal
art from fresh. To buy the smallest bottle passed 420gr from € 2.20 to € 2.08
A delicious Fiaschetto tomato puree, with an intense red color, pleasantly sweet flavor and medium consistency. Perfect for giving life to stewed dishes and first courses with a typical Mediterranean flair, it will satisfy even the most demanding palates. Processed close to the tomato harvest, this puree is bottled without adding any preservatives.
Caciocavallo is an extraordinary mature cheese classic of south Italy and of Puglia in particular. This version is the "smoked" one, so tasty and flavoured.
