The product
Carciofini alla Crudaiola
Artichokes grown, processed and packaged in the province of Lecce, in Apulia
Code:
93799
Country of origin:
Italy - Apulia
Weight:
230 g
Minimum order:
1 box with 6 pieces
Description | Small, tender and tasty artichokes of the 'violet' variety, a native variety of Salento |
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Appearance | The package contains 8-10 artichokes, turned manually |
Taste | Crunchy on the palate, with the characteristic herbaceous aroma of artichoke, the acetic sensations are very delicate |
Curiosity | Edoardo Trentin from I Contadini explains to us that an artichoke plant grows in the same field for three years, of which only the last two are at full capacity productive. At the end of this time the field is dedicated to another type of crop suitable for the position of the plot, or left even uncultivated (green manure) |
Our selection | Cultivation takes place from October, while the harvest begins in March. Processing takes place within eight hours of being fresh. It is very tender, it is just defoliated and turned manually with a small knife. Immediately after it is placed in extra virgin olive oil from Apulia |
Suggestions | Perfect for enriching an appetizer or cold rice along with other Mediterranean vegetables. Also excellent on pizza. Being very crunchy they can also be sautéed to enrich a hot dish |
Ingredients | Artichokes (65%), sunflower seed oil, apple vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, unrefined seasalt, lemon juice. |
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Weight | 230 g |
Packaging | Glass jar |
Storage Conditions (packaged products) | Store in a cool dry place away from light and heat |
Instructions for use | Once opened, keep the product covered with oil. Store in the fridge after opening and consume within 7 days. |
Nutrition Declaration | Energy: 486 kJ / 117 kcal Fat: 8,8 g of which saturates: 1,1 g Carbohydrate: 4,4 g of which sugars: 0,9 g Protein: 2,8 g Salt: 1,3 g Typical value per 100 g |
The producer
I Contadini - Ugento (LE) - Apulia
Why we chose them
"I Contadini " farm, run today by the third generation, has been founded in one of the most suitable areas for the cultivation of vegetables, in
Apulia,
more exactly in Salento, the so-called "land of sun, sea and wind". The fantastic climate of this land, warmed by sun all over the year, together
with
fertile ground structure and positive sea influence, is perfect to obtain excellent tomatoes and all kind of vegetables.
An "integrated production" technique is applied to cultivate more than 20 hectares of open fields vegetables: long tomatoes, cherry tomatoes,
eggplants, courgettes, sweet and hot peppers, artichokes. Vegetables are naturally dried up by the sun of Salento, so that all the water in excess is
taken away and the product is preserved in its organoleptic and nutritive qualities.
Drying vegetables in the sun is a very ancient art, today almost totally abandoned; even though difficult and delicate, it allows to obtain an absolute
unique organoleptic result: softness of pulp, preservation of vitamins, proteins and mineral salts, and a special harmonic flavour which is by far
more
recognizable.
Short production chain and short label: Edoardo Trentin, with his brothers, takes care of the all process, from cultivation to packaging in olive oil,
without preservatives
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