Pasta with Organic Chick Peas Recipe
This is a great recipe for a quick but hearty lunch. The organic chickpeas make the dish super healthy too. Ingredients for 2 servings: 250g of boiled organic chickpeas. We stock the 'Alce Nero' ones in a jar - they taste amazing! 1 small onion 1 litre of vegetable...
Italian Vegan Food – Our Top Ten Best Sellers
Food is such an intrinsic part of Italian culture and vegan food is no exception. There are many vegan options that are already a part of traditional Italian cuisine but at Vorrei we always like to go above and beyond for our customers. We have actively sought out and...
5 Secret Italian Ingredients to Elevate your Dishes
Would you like to know a secret? There are some ingredients in Italy that are added to food that you might not know about which give each dish an incredible flavour that sometimes you just can't put your finger on! So here are 5 Secret Italian Ingredients to help...
Best Seller Spotlight: Vegetarian Parmesan Cheese
You may be surprised to hear the words ‘vegetarian’ and ‘parmesan’ in the same sentence but at Vorrei we are always striving to bring customers new taste experiences to enjoy and with our Gran Kinara Vegetarian Parmesan Cheese we hope to do exactly that. So, as it is...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Italian Pasta
Italy is undoubtedly the home of great pasta. With every region from every corner of the country offering its own specialities the possibilities are endless and at vorrei.co.uk we are proud to offer you a wide selection of high quality Italian Pasta Online. To help...
A Course by Course Guide to a Traditional Italian Meal
Clear your diary! A traditional Italian meal needs plenty of time to be truly appreciated, sometimes 3 hours or more, but it really is well worth it. Built around the Italian family-orientated culture with an emphasis on freshly prepared, beautiful food and drink,...
Risotto alla Milanese Recipe
Risotto alla Milanese is one of those iconic Italian recipes and typifies northern Italian cuisine. It is made following the classic method for risotto, but what makes it special is the beautiful golden yellow colour that comes from the saffron. Traditionally Risotto...
Cheese Board Accompaniments for Beginners
Surely everyone loves cheese? If you do you will certainly have a favourite, each with a distinctive, delicious taste but we would be doing you and your cheese a disservice if we didn’t share with you some of our top tips for the best cheese pairings, made to enhance...
Why We Love Organic, Fair Trade Italian Coffee
If you are one of the billion people in the world who need that all-important cup of coffee to kick start your day, then you will be interested to know that there are many benefits to drinking coffee, particularly if it is organic, fair trade Italian coffee! So, if...
All About Italian Figs – Plus Our Family Turdilli Recipe!
Italian Figs - An Introduction The fig tree is an ancient plant, which grows in many countries such as Greece, Turkey, Portugal and Spain as well as the U.S. and of course Italy. This plant belongs to the blackberry family and it is considered a 'xerophyte' plant,...