Italian Food Pantry Aceto Pedroni 1862 Balsamic Vingar

Giuseppe Pedroni is a 6th generation artisan small producer whose family has been making fine balsamic the traditional way, aged in barrels for 154 years. Real Balsamic Vinegar is made with love and with good ingredients and with time, lots of time. It is not cheap vinegar thickened with syrup and coloured with caramel, but instead the thickness, and depth of flavour, comes with age in barrels. Sensational.

12 year old aged Balsamic Vingar

FMBV4 - ´Italo ‘ D.O.P. 12 Years Old Balsamic vingar. 100ml Giugiaro Bottle, Boxed.

The GIUGIARO Italian car stylist designed this bottle but it is what is inside that is so special.The vinegar lays in oak, then chestnut barrels for 12 years as is the Pedroni family method. The aroma is obtained primarily from the grapes but also the double cask ageing.

Serve with risotto, vegetables, omelettes, roasted meats and not forgetting always with ice cream and strawberries, with cheeses and in salads. A match made in heaven. The youngest and keenest priced of all the DOP vinegars. £40

Aged Balsamic Vingar

FMBV1 -´Dote´ Bronze P.G.I. 250ml bottle

Produced in small quantities, Dote is traditionally given at weddings. Not too sweet, a bottle goes a long way. Superb with cheeses, Parmesan and pears, in salads, meats, risotto. £10

FMBV2 - ‘Anniversario’ Silver P.G.I. 250ml bottle

Produced in very small quantities especially to celebrate Pedroni’s 150th anniversary in 2012. Sweeter, deeper than the Dote, not sickly, well rounded, supreme quality. Fab with Strawberries. £15

FMBV3 - ‘Sigillo Oro’ Gold P.G.I. 250ml bottle

The finest of all the IGP balsamic vinegars signed by Giuseppe Pedroni himself. The finest gift, a bottle will last ages. Drizzle onto strawberries and other fruits, into risotto, eat with meats and cheeses, over tomatoes and cucumbers. Sweet but not sickly, sharp but with rounded edges, elegant, refined. £20

FMBV5 - All Three in a Triple Wooden Box For the true foodie, the triple bottle wooden display case offers the tantalising opportunity of gifting one of each of the Dote, Anniversario and Sigillo Balsamic vinegar bottles. As with the single case it has a metal clasp and printed Pedroni coat of arms. £65 extra

Add a special touch to your gift

FMBVBAG - Gift bag Add a touch of luxury to your gift with the Pedroni satin drawstring bag £1.50 extra

FMBVB1- Single Wooden Box for a distinguished touch we are please to offer the Pedroni wooden presentation box with a metal clasp and gold printed Pedroni coat of arms (fits the Dote, Anniversario or Sigilo bottles) £10 extra

Terre Nobili are based in the most iconic truffle town in Italy and hand make all their products. The amount of work to find them is considerable and their reputation and flavour is unique in the world and is reflected in the price. Truffles make excellent gifts. They are perfect for dinner parties and romantic meals and a little bit goes a long way so we’ve chosen a small selection to suit every budget and use in the kitchen.

Truffle oil for drizzling on pizza, pasta, meats and vegetables.

FM15 - White Truffle Oil 60ml bottle boxed

One of the most versatile condiments in the kitchen, used for drizzling onto pasta, into risotto, onto eggs (egg mayonnaise, fried eggs, omelette etc) and roasted potatoes or over asparagus especially wild asparagus. White truffles are the most intense in flavour and the most highly prized of all truffles and you only need drops to transform your dish. £9.99

FM15BL- Black Truffle Oil 60ml bottle boxed

Again, not as strong as the white oils so a good subtle flavour for breakfast (with fried eggs!) and late dinners. Don’t cook with the oil they are for drizzling last minute for best results and maximum flavour. Fab on buffalo mozzarella. £8.99

Truffle slices for pizza, pasta fried eggs.

FM14 - Sliced White Bianchetto Truffle 45g jar

This is one of those products which goes such a long way as the slices are in oil and so long as they are kept covered, will keep. You only need a little as white truffles are so intense, yet delicate. Serve with cooked foods polenta, risotto, tomato sauces, with fried eggs and fried potatoes, with fish or meat, with wild asparagus, to make truffle mayonnaise and “ripieni” (Stuffing). £15.49

FM14BL - Sliced Black Truffle 45g jar

I really like Black summer truffle because the flavour is more subtle, yet it lingers. It is the only edible truffle found in the summer and is milder. Eat with potatoes, pasta, risotto and polenta. Amazing with eggs for breakfast and of course, it is an aphrodisiac too. £11.99

Truffle ideas for bruschetta, cheese, pasta or toast.

FM16 - Tartufata Mix 170g jar A mixture of champignon mushrooms, olives and black truffle with a hint of anchovy, in a large 170g jar it is great value mostly because it goes such a long way. It can be used straight from the jar so is perfect for antipasti drizzled over tomato and mozzarella cheese or with halved hard boiled eggs, but also on savoury tarts, carpaccio, with cheese and frittata. £9.99

FM16a - Porcini Mushroom and White Truffle cream 80g jar Add to pasta (with a little of the pasta water to thin it out), to risotto, on brushetta and eat with polenta. 32% Porcini mushroom, corn oil, water, 4% white Borchii truffle, 1% salt. Produced in Aqualagna. £10.99

FM17 - Acacia Honey Flavoured with Truffle 100g jar Miele di Tartufo is wonderful served with cheeses as is the tradition in Italy and it is simply a marriage made in heaven. This is a 100g jar of local Italian honey infused with Italian truffle. £9.49