RICH & BOLD
Discover the rich & bold flavors of Bona Furtuna. This February, we’ve partnered with Videri Chocolate to include chocolate bonbons that feature our rich Balsamic Vinegar and our bold Forte Blend extra virgin olive oil. Featured recipes include grilled artichokes with Caper aioli and Oregano Salt encrusted pork tenderloin with fennel salad.
Includes: Forte Blend EVOO, 7-Year Aged Balsamic Vinegar, Capers, Oregano Salt, Genco Almonds, and Videri chocolate bonbons.
Ships the first week of February.
This bold and beautiful extra virgin olive oil greets you with the fiery essence of young, healthy olives and opens on your palate with flavors of tomato leaf, freshly cut green grass, and rich earthy soil, leaving you with a hint of white pepper in your throat and a refreshing emboldened state of mind. Experience the strength, endurance and vitality of Sicilian terroir within the sun-ripened skins of our olives.
Inhale the aroma of this powerful vinegar and be greeted with a woodsy, acidic-sweetness. Once it touches your tongue, the taste of sour cherries and freshly picked summer raspberries bursts forward immediately before moving through the sweetly-bitter flavors of darkly caramelized sugar, and leaving you with the most subtle aftertaste of freshly ground coffee. Using only the deftest touch do we craft, age and bottle the smooth, elegant taste of this syrupy elixir for you to enjoy.
Irrigated with pure spring water, aromatic oregano flowers are hand harvested from the slopes of Monte Barrau and Monte Castro on La Furtuna Estate, air dried by the sweeping Mediterranean breeze and infused into pure 100% Sicilian Sea Salt. This floral oregano salt is perfect for finishing pasta and vegetable dishes alike.
Rinse these salty, preserved capers thoroughly to discover a wealth of vegetal riches in this Mediterranean gem. Distinctive unto themselves, capers have a slight lemony tang, with savory seaside brine overtones. The sensual flavors of our Aeolian capers are used throughout Italian cuisine to give an herbal expanse to any dish. Add to your favorite tomato sauce, sea bass or on top of your focaccia and taste the earthly riches of Sicily.
These Genco almonds are heralded for their soft, delicately floral tones. Touches of umami and bitterness come through just enough to provide a deeper complexity to the sweet nut. Mix these almonds into your favorite biscotti, almond tart, top a trout almondine, or simply eat them by the handful. These almonds are sure to please.
Not all pestos are green. Pesto comes from the Italian word Pestare, meaning to grind. In Sicily, the most famous pesto is pesto allá trapanese, from the Mediterranean town of Trapani, Sicily. Adding tomatoes and swapping pine nuts for almonds, Sicilians took the pesto alla genovese and made a dish that's uniquely their own.
This dish has been enjoyed on Sundays and at festivals for centuries in northern Italy. Derived from Bologna, Italy, Ragù alla Bolognese is a hearty meat-based sauce that is traditionally served with the broad, flat noodles of ancient grain Tagliatelle pasta.
Summer’s bounty brings an abundance of fresh and flavorful tomatoes to be savored in a variety of dishes. The pomodoro is a blessing of the season and a staple of Sicilian cuisine, one of the first regions of Italy to incorporate the tomato into its food. This classic Caprese recipe features the perfect balance of rich, salty, sweet, and savory.
United StatesI bought this for my friend and she loves it. She cannot stop talking about it. I would recommend it.
Magnifico, Marylou! We're so pleased to hear that your friend is enjoying everything in her Italian monthly subscription! We like to think of it as a monthly Italian pantry refresh on some unique and delicious items ;)
United StatesI ordered the 6-month subscription for my parents and am not disappointed. Each recipe is specifically curated and ingredients are especially sourced and chosen to enhance the dish. Expect to buy all the fresh ingredients yourself - but that is not a detractor for this box. You can substitute for your own dried ingredients, but there really is a difference, so just get the fresh ones. My only comment would be that for smaller dishes, like the risotto, more ingredients should be included. This is a premium box and I did not expect that 70 percent of the ingredients needed to be purchased for a dish like that. All of the olive oils included, in particular, are superlative - fresh, bright, and clean. 4 out of 5 stars and an absolute must buy subscription!!
Ethan, thank you for the honest feedback. We're thrilled you and your parents are enjoying the subscription.
United StatesAwesomeness!!!!!
Grazie John! We're thrilled to hear that the subscription is being enjoyed!
United StatesA new surprise and recipe each month! I am doing this over and over - loved it and shared with family and friends. Took my cooking to a new level!
Grazie mille Kathleen! We hope you have as much fun making the monthly recipes as we do creating them!
United StatesMy sauces/recipes are getting rave reviews! And my 2- year old granddaughter is learning her Sicilian heritage!
Grazie Kathleen! Wait until you get to try our December recipe of stuffed paccheri pasta- eccellente!
