Gusti d'Italia

Italian coffee capsule

gustiditalia — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:23:08 +0000

We’d like to introduce our coffee capsule, made in Piemonte.
All the production and package is made with attention to the smallest details, to offer the best Italian espresso.

The coffee is roasted on demand: as soon as we receive your order the roasting and packing process will start to assure you the fragrance of a very fresh product.
Each capsule contains 88% arabica, 12% robusta.
Every bag contains two coffee capsules, packed under nitrogen. As you know, the coffee capsule that have been exposed to oxygen or air, during the caspule making process will begin losing the fresh roasted flavour immediately: in this way the process doesn’t happen, the coffee will stay fresh in an oxygen free environment.
Each capsule contains 6.6 gr of coffee. The size of capsule is 3.9 cm (diameter) x 2 cm.
One carton box with n. 100 capsule is kg 1.3.
The capsule is compatible with Lavazza coffee machine.

Food products with truffle

gustiditalia — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:41:45 +0000

The white truffle might smell like earth, tree roots and old cheese, but this gastronomical object of desire, from Italy’s Piedmont region, is very famous for its aroma, taste and aphrodisiac qualities.

As for products with truffle, we can supply you:
- fresh truffle (all the year, black, white, )
- tagliatelle with truffle
- ready-to-cook rice with truffle
- extra virgin olive oil with truffle
- polenta with truffle
- soup of beans with truffle
- soup of barley with truffle
- sauce with truffle
- butter with truffle
- salt with truffle

Homemade orange extra jam

gustiditalia — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59:23 +0000

Fresh juicy Mediterranean oranges are hand-picked at the peak of flavor and hand-made in small batches to enhance any breakfast. Our orange extra jam is homemade and the quality is high.

Do you know the difference between jam and extra jam?
Look at this pattern:
marmelade (citrus fruits or other fruits): percentage of fruits 20 – 34%
jam: percentage of fruits 35% – 45%
extra jam: more than 45%

Beyond the orange extra jam, we have a lots of different tastes: apricot extra jam, orange extra marmalade, sour cherry extra jam, cherry extra jam, fic extra jam, strawberry extra jam, green apple extra jam, clementine extra jam, quince extra jam, kiwi extra jam, peach extra jam, plum extra jam, raspberry extra jam, chestnut extra jam, berries extra jam, blueberry extra jam, black grape extra jam, orange marmalade, bitter orange marmalade, red orange marmalade, grapefruit marmalade, citron marmalade, clementine marmalade, lemon marmalade, strawberry and orange marmalade jam.

Pesto alla genovese with basil d.o.p.

gustiditalia — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:23:01 +0000

Genovese Pesto is not protected by a certification, therefore it’s possible to find sauce with this name, but prepared with recipes which are very different from the traditional one or produced outside Italy.

Genovese pesto is a heritage of Genova and Ligurian tradition, culture and gastronomy.

Genovese Basil DOP, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmigiano Reggiano d.o.p., Pecorino Sardo (Sardinian sheep milk cheese) and salt.
These are the ingredients of the traditional recipe and from the Genovese Basil DOP on, all ingredients cost considerably more compared to lower-quality ingredients.
Please be cautious about prices which are too low!

Saint Valentine’s Day special food

gustiditalia — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:40:05 +0000

Saint Valentine’s Day is approaching and can you think about anything more romantic than a candy or heart-shape pasta?
Here are some romantic Italian gift ideas for your special San Valentino.
Some heart-shape chocolate candy in gift package. The chocolate is first quality and handmade production in Torino and we can arrange the cardboard with your private label.

Our heart-shape pasta is made with 100% durum semolina flour and water. This practice together with extrusion and drying methods assure a higher special quality. Dried short cut pasta often has ridges on the surface to hold onto the sauce.

Here below the technical sheet of the pasta:
INGREDIENTS: durum wheat, dehydrated spinach in powder 2%, dehydrated tomato in powder 3%, beetroot in powder 2%, turmeric 1%
COOKING TIME: about 5 minutes
BEST BEFORE: within two years after the date of production

The wine of kings, the king of wines

gustiditalia — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:55:13 +0000

Barolo is known as ‘”the wine of kings, the king of wines”: one of the most famous italian wine in the world.
We have a selection of different Barolo d.o.c.g. wines.

This wine is produced by Giorgio and Grazia:

Grape-variety: 100% Nebbiolo
Alcohol: 13,5%
Ageing: in big oak barrels and barrique for 36 months, in bottle for 6 months
Cellar life: 10-15 years in optimum conditions
Tasting notes: Ruby red with maroon-orangey highlights; dry, full bodied, austere, tannic and quite sapid.
Pairings: barbeque, venison, cacciatora stew, and seasoned cheese
Serving temperature: 18°- 20°C
Storage: bottle lying down

Fresh pasta in our catalogue

gustiditalia — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:03:56 +0000

Dear friend, we’d like to introduce the fresh pasta in our catalogue.
Italian fresh pasta is famous all over the world. Fresh pasta dough can be made with eggs such as ravioli, tortellini, tagliatelle, pappardelle, fettuccine,… or without using eggs, as for orecchiette, fusilli , trofie, cavatelli … .
Every Italian region has its own recipes and we propose fresh pasta produced in Piemonte:
Stuffed pasta: tortellini, agnolotti, cappellacci, ravioli, tortelloni,…
Fresh pasta: gnocchi, pappardelle, tagliatelle,…

Pistachio pesto

gustiditalia — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:48:09 +0000

We recently introduced the pistachio pesto in our catalog.
A delicacy to dress the durum wheat pasta, both long and short, or the lasagna, or to spread on toasted bread. A great sauce and easy to use, really good!
The ingredients are the pistachio of Bronte (65%), seeds oil, pepper, nutmeg and salt and we can supply you in different package: 90 grams, 190 grams, 500 grams, 1000 grams and 5000 grams.

We found on the website of the Veronesi foundation the following article on pistachio: read how it’s good for your health!

The pistachios are strongly recommended to people suffering from anemia or water retention, and more. They are rich in A vitamin with 43 micrograms per 100 grams of shelled pistachios and almonds go hand in hand with as the content of phosphorus, 500 mg. Pistachio wins the first prize between the fresh and dried fruit for the Potassium: 973 mg! Studies of American researchers have found that cardioprotective action in patients with normal hypertension and hypercholesterolemia: pistachio is rich in polyphenols, which, as we know, have an interesting antioxidant activity and, in an experimental model, have also shown antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory action. It’s a very healthy and energetic food, totally free of cholesterol. Sodium is virtually absent. 100 grams of dried pistachios supply about 601 calories.

Christmas Holidays

gustiditalia — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:04:25 +0000

Dear Santa Claus,
Gusti d’Italia will be closed for Christmas holidays on December 25th and 26th, the New Year’s Day, and January 6th.
In these holidays we will enjoy many good things, first of all the good food

… there will be the agnolotti, stuffed pasta typical of Piedmont …

… we’ll cook the lentils, which traditionally carry a lot of luck …

… we’ll give Gianduiotti to many of our friends …

…Panettone, Pandoro, nougat and Panforte won’t miss on our table…

… and we’ll toast to the New Year with the Italian Moscato d’Asti…

The holidays are an important time to gather with family and enjoy great food and exchanging of gifts.
Greetings to all!

A new colourful pasta

gustiditalia — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:14:50 +0000

Here’s the latest Farfalle pasta launched!
After the Fantasy ones, the Italian ones, the Spanish ones, the German ones, here are the “African” Farfalle!
We’d like to call them in this way, because of their colours suggesting many African flags, such as Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Senegal. If we move from Africa, we find these colors in the flag of Bolivia and Lithuania.
All our pasta is made with natural aroma (spinach, tomato, beetroot, turmeric,…), to give more fancy to your dinner.