Gourmet

From sweet treats to savoury delights, add our famously rich carob syrup to marinades, sauces and dressings for a little extra va va voom. Or tickle your sweet tooth by drizzling over ice-cream, porridge or add to milk as a natural sweetener.

Esteemed chocolate of Modica, with irreplaceable taste of sicilian pistachio. A ancient Aztec recipe still in vogue, eternal. Its history is ancient, dating back to the Spanish domination of Sicily. It's characteristic of this process the eventual formation of a white coating on the surface of the chocolate, following the re-emergence of the cocoa butter.

One of the most popular chocolates in Italy is Modica chocolate, made in Sicily. The tradition of chocolate making in Sicily came about centuries ago when the natives were taught the traditional process by Spaniards, beginning by collecting cacao beans (more about their influence on Sicilian Cuisine in this post). 

This is the chocolate of Modica, an exquisite delicacy with a long history, produced in a way that is guaranteed to tempt even the most inflexible man of science.

The best anchovies for pulp and taste
Controlled fishing, fleshy and tasty pulp thanks to the greater quantity of fat, anchovies from the Cantabrian Sea are among the best and best known in the world. The careful craftsmanship of the fillets also sees salting and conservation techniques of Italian origin thanks to the Sicilian who was the first to discover their quality.

The best Spanish anchovies in terms of texture and taste
Product of controlled fishing, anchovies from the Cantabrian Sea are prized anchovies known and sought after all over the world. The characteristic that makes them the best is their fleshy and tasty pulp thanks to the greater quantity of fat. The accurate craftsmanship of the fillets is also based on salting and conservation techniques of Italian origin thanks to the Sicilian who was the first to discover its extraordinary quality.

Precious Cantabrian anchovy fillets from controlled fishing
Discover the best Spanish anchovy fillets, known and sought after all over the world. Produced from controlled fishing, anchovies from the Cantabrian Sea are prized anchovies with a fleshy and tasty pulp thanks to the greater quantity of fat. The accurate craftsmanship of the fillets is also based on salting and conservation techniques of Italian origin thanks to the Sicilian who was the first to discover its excellent quality.

Cantabrian anchovy fillets from controlled and MSC certified fishing
Only the best Spanish anchovy fillets, known and sought after throughout the world for their meaty and tasty pulp. Obtained from MSC certified sustainable fishing, the prized Cantabrian anchovies are processed in an artisanal way and preserved at perfect ripeness thanks also to salting techniques of Italian origin.

Meaty Cantabrian anchovy fillets from controlled fishing
Only the best Spanish anchovy fillets, rich in Omega 3, known and sought after throughout the world for their meaty and tasty pulp. Obtained from controlled fishing, the fine Cantabrian anchovies, freshly caught, are processed by the Sicilian company Balistreri in a manual and artisanal way and, after salting, preserved in oil until perfectly ripe.

Tasty Sicilian anchovies by Vaticano brand from controlled fishing
Only the best anchovies caught along the Sicilian coasts and carefully selected. Vaticano anchovies hand-processed freshly caught and preserved in salt according to ancient Sicilian traditional techniques by the Sicilian canning company Balistreri.