Organic Food: Why You Should Add It To Your Shopping List
Organic food what it is and why we should all get behind it… We hear of organic food all the time, but what it really is and its benefits in comparison with conventional products often remain a mystery to us. That said, Italy offers up a wealth of incredible, organic...
Our Favourite Roman Pasta Dishes
Want to recreate some of Rome's most iconic pasta dishes? We've put together a guide to our favourite Roman pasta dishes which can be prepared at home with just a few ingredients combined in different ways. All of these dishes are simple and incredibly tasty and have...
Unexpected Italian Superfoods
It’s likely that you’ve heard of the term “superfood” – a name given to mysterious foods that are said to slow down ageing, prevent chronic disease and help you to achieve an overall better quality of health. From chomping on kale, gorging on blueberries through to...
Introducing Organic Free Range Calabrian Black Salami
We’re delighted to introduce our exclusive new product: Organic Calabrian Black Salami! Vorrei’s latest, exclusive products; including Soppressata, Salsiccia and the infamous ‘Nduja sausage are all derived from Calabrian Black Pigs. Reared by artisan producers in the...
Spaghetti with Gorgonzola and Pistachios
There's nothing quite like a simple pasta recipe during the weekdays to make life a little easier. And so, this week, we're sharing a simple pasta recipe for lovers of cheese: Gorgonzola to be exact. Combining punchy Gorgonzola with creamy Fontina, topped with crunchy...
Orecchiette with Anchovies, Broccoli & Sundried Tomatoes
Recipe for Orecchiette with Anchovies Fillets, Broccoli & Sundried Tomatoes. Orecchiette is a typical pasta shape from Puglia in the heel of Italy, although it seems that originally it was produced in Provence in the Middle Ages using the local whole grain. The...
Chilli Bruschetta Recipe
This chilli bruschetta is full of Mediterranean flavour and really simple to prepare.You can use any type of bread for toasting but a thickly sliced farmhouse style loaf is best. Ingredients for 6 bruschetta: 200g tomatoes 30g Cenzino organic extra virgin olive oil 1...
Ten Steps to Italian Pasta Perfection
Your complete guide for a perfect pasta dish! Perfect Italian pasta doesn’t stick together, it’s not soggy or lukewarm and you definitely shouldn’t add oil to it! Here are our ten tips for making it just like mamma! 1) Your pan should be as large as possible and...
Porcini Mushrooms: Health Food of the Year
Due to their myriad of health benefits, mushrooms (particularly porcini mushrooms) are set to become 2018’s biggest superfood trend. In fact, we are predicted to spend more than £35 billion on mushrooms over the next seven years, and here’s why. A recent study found...
Modican chocolate pancakes
A must for chocolate lovers, Modican chocolate is a chocolate full of history made following ancient manual Aztec methods, brought to Modica, Sicily by the Spanish in the 16th century. No one else produces chocolate in this way anywhere in the world and no other...