Terre di Grifonetto Monocultivar Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Umbria, 500ml

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Exclusive to Carluccio's in the UK The taste is delicate In the mouth and lightly peppery. Th...

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Exclusive to Carluccio's in the UK

The taste is delicate In the mouth and lightly peppery. The gentle bitter notes and the growing spiciness close with soft, almond tones. Its aroma is herbaceous & fruity with a delicate scent of cut grass and lettuce leaves. This delicious oil has a wonderful light green colour that has golden reflections.

This oil is ideal for:

  • Seafood appetisers
  • Fish carpaccio
  • First courses with shellfish
  • Grilled & fried vegetables 
  • Authentic Pasta
  • Fresh soft cheeses such as Mozzarella and Burrata.
  • The producer also recommends use in Italian cakes.

Italian Olive Oil of the Highest Quality

Made from solely Dolce Agogia variety of olives, that originates in Umbria and is mainly grown on the hills around Lake Trasimino.

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Nutritional information (typical value for 100g)

Terre di Grifonetto Monocultivar Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Umbria, 500ml

Regular price
£21.95
Sale price
Regular price
£21.95

Umbria - Read more

Umbria

Italy’s ‘green heart’, Umbria is the only landlocked region in the country: hills, mountains, valleys and not many inhabitants make for a beautiful, empy landscape.

Umbrian cuisine is based on the cucina povera (peasant food) style – which just means that it is created with minimal ingredients and preparation methods that rely heavily on local products such as grains, vegetables, fresh herbs and, of course, olive oil.

Truffles grow throughout the region and the town of Norcia is the home of the prize black truffle. Here is it used to flavour everything from cheeses to cured meats. A classic Umbrian pasta is strangozzi, served either with truffle or a spicy tomato sauce.

The region is also well known for its roast suckling pig. Cooked on the spit in a wood oven, the pig is stuffed with heart, liver and lungs, with garlic, salt and wild fennel. Norcia has become so famous for its pork butchery and cured meats that across Italy butchers now use the term norcino to indicate all kinds of meats preserved in this manner.

As a wine-making region, Umbria isn’t well known – and so holds some great bargains… Grechetto crisp, dry whites and the deeply-coloured, rich Sagrantino reds being just two examples.