Knowing they wanted to ship a VW bus to America, this family from Apulia (that's the province that includes the heel of the boot), they packed the bus with lots of goodies. These included a grape jam that is ridiculous in its richness and nature. It tasted a bit caramelized and the occasional ground seed is noticed and was thick and rich. It is nothing like Concord grape jelly that is produced in the United States. The other product he gave me was a container of cured olives from a tree in their yard in Italy. These are tiny olives that would remind one of Provencal olives in size, also savory, ripe and tasty...
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Mar 05 Gifts from Italy sparkle: Olives and Grape JamPosted by lellen | 03/05/09
My friend Al Julian shared two foods he rcv'd from his friend’s family in Italy. Thanks dude.
Knowing they wanted to ship a VW bus to America, this family from Apulia (that's the province that includes the heel of the boot), they packed the bus with lots of goodies. These included a grape jam that is ridiculous in its richness and nature. It tasted a bit caramelized and the occasional ground seed is noticed and was thick and rich. It is nothing like Concord grape jelly that is produced in the United States. The other product he gave me was a container of cured olives from a tree in their yard in Italy. These are tiny olives that would remind one of Provencal olives in size, also savory, ripe and tasty... CATEGORY: General Society
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Leahy's Food BlogThe editor of the City Eagle has a long illustrious history in many of Central New York's finest restaurants including The Sherwood Inn in Skaneateles and Pastabilities in Armory Square. She is an adjunct in the food service department at OCC where she teaches a course that covers designing an independent restaurant from the ground up. She also produced Food For Thought a one hour program from food radio's kitchen back in the early 1990s - before the advent of Food Televsion. This blog is simply a conversation about food and beverage and all that goes along with it - "Please join me, I'd love to hear what you are enjoying at your table or range."SubscribeEmail Watching...New restaurant reality show on NBC - not sure about it yetArchives |
