ingredient guides

Calamata Olives The Kalamata olive, branded Calamata at DeLallo, is the most well-known Greek varietal. Easy to spot on any olive bar or antipasti spread, Calamata olives are know

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Cooking With Hot Peppers One of the most beautiful colors of summer in Southern Italy is the deep red of chili peppers, strung together and hung out to dry—especially in Calabria.

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Cooking With Bay Leaves Sacred to Zeus in ancient Greek mythology, the laurel tree (also known as the bay laurel or the bay tree) is omnipresent in the Mediterranean region. Long before

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Cooking With Basil The leaves of this plant are so delightful and habit-forming, you have to marvel that it hasn’t been made illegal. Basil is undoubtedly the most loved and popul

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California Sevillano Olives         California Sevillano olives are a plump and crisp green varietal with meaty flesh and a smooth, buttery, briny bit

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Black Greek Olives Black Greek olives are one of Greece’s most popular table olive varieties. These olives are known for their purple to black hue, soft meaty

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Bella Di Cerignola Bella di Cerignola olives, or Cerignola, are enormous Italian olives with an irresistibly mild, buttery flavor and tender bite. These mild “beaut

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An Olive Oil For Every Occasion Olive oil is known for its terrific health benefits, and it just happens to be one of our favorite kitchen ingredients. Found in many varieties with labe

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All About Sopressa And Sopressata Similar to salami, sopresse and sopressate have their own taste, history and tradition. While most cured meats are distinct to a region in Italy, all a

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All About Salami With at least 300 different denominations hailing from every region in Italy, salami is not just a kid favorite, but a classic and seemingly simple way to enjoy a meal.

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All About Italian Pork Italians love their pork! Air-cured meats such as Culatello, Coppa, Pancetta, Guanciale & Lardo are staple delicacies hailing from many regions in Italy. 

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All About Capers Although small in stature and easily overlooked in appearance the caper is an explosion of flavor. They are pungent, peppery buds of a perennial shrub. One of the most

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