Secrets of Sicily

An alternative and delicious basil pesto
A reinterpretation of the typical Genoese pesto using only Sicilian ingredients: almonds and pistachios instead of pine nuts, “Cosacavaddu” cheese instead of Parmigiano Reggiano and our Frantoi Cutrera extra virgin olive oil.

Enjoy it like this
Excellent as an appetizer on bruschetta or crostini. Also recommended for seasoning first courses, pizzas and savory pies.

The prized dried tomato from Sicily
Our tomatoes are harvested exclusively in south-eastern Sicily. Their sweet and tasty flavor is concentrated thanks to a slow natural drying process in the sun, only with the addition of salt, and preservation in our precious Nocellara extra virgin olive oil.

Enjoy it like this
Excellent as an appetizer on bruschetta or crostini. As a condiment for sandwiches and in pasta recipes.

Only tomatoes, parsley and Sicilian sun
The term “Capuliatu” in Sicilian means “ground”. The sun-dried tomatoes, according to the traditional recipe, are ground, seasoned with oil and parsley and preserved.

Enjoy it like this
Excellent as an appetizer on bruschetta or crostini. Also recommended for seasoning first courses and pizzas and for giving a savory and original touch to savory pies.

Only olives, salt and tradition
Our Nocellara variety olives are harvested while still green and naturally preserved in water and salt. Being whole they retain their natural flavor and crunchiness.

Enjoy them like this
Drain before use and season to taste. Perfect for appetizers and appetizers.

All the flavor of Sicilian lemons

Fragrant and aromatic, our lemons, harvested in the Syracuse area, express the very spirit of Sicily. We use them to make a jam with aromatic notes reminiscent of Sicilian granita.

Organic Lemon Marmalade: Enjoy it like this

Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or paired with cheeses (goat or cow). Also excellent for making cakes and desserts.

Salt with the scent of Sicily
This salt comes from the historic and prestigious Sicilian salt pans, those of Trapani. It is aromatic and pungent, obtained by mixing Sicilian herbs and spices that grow spontaneously on the slopes of our mountains.

Enjoy it like this
Raw and cooked. We recommend pairing with meat or fish dishes.

Sicilian onions in a sweet and sour version

The perfect sweet and sour combination of onion, with its distinctive aromatic note, is the basis of this jam with a surprising flavour.

Onion Jam: Enjoy it like this

Perfect paired with cheeses (goat's cheese, fresh or blue cow's milk cheese), or with side dishes and main courses such as burgers and roasts.

Sicilian and organic durum wheat for a special pasta
Our tagliatelle, bronze drawn and slowly dried at low temperature, are made with ancient Sicilian durum wheat semolina. It is one of the most classic pasta shapes used in Italian cuisine and goes well with many condiments.

Enjoy them like this
We recommend pairing with our sauces and pestos, in particular with the ready-made organic cherry tomato sauce, with basil pesto or with the sauce with Sicilian black pork sausage. In both cases, complete with raw olive oil.

Sicilian and organic durum wheat for a special pasta
Our Spaghetti n.3, bronze drawn and slowly dried at low temperature, are made with ancient Sicilian durum wheat semolina. It is one of the most classic pasta shapes used in Italian cuisine and goes well with many condiments.

Enjoy them like this
We recommend pairing it with our sauces and pestos, in particular with the tuna sauce with capers, to be completed with fresh mint leaves and raw Frantoi Cutrera extra virgin olive oil. Or with the anchovy sauce with fennel, to be finished with chopped dried fennel leaves and raw oil.

An intense paté of Nocellara olives
This pâté, prepared according to our grandparents' recipe, has the strong and decisive flavor of Nocellara olives, a native Sicilian variety, enhanced by our extra virgin olive oil obtained from the same variety.

Enjoy it like this
Excellent for appetizers, bruschetta, pizzas and sandwiches.

A very pure honey, from the nectar of lemon flowers
A very pure honey with an intense lemon scent. Not pasteurized. Produced in Mediterranean organic cultivations. The particular texture is due to the natural micro-crystallization process.

Enjoy it like this
Ideal for sweetening and flavoring yogurt, desserts, teas and herbal teas. It is also excellent for seasoning omelettes, spring salads, vinaigrettes, raw or cooked fish. But also to accompany a cheese platter.

Only olives, salt and tradition
Our Nocellara variety olives are harvested, crushed and naturally preserved in water and salt. The brining process allows it to maintain its crunchiness and sweetness.

Nocellara Green Olives in Brine: Taste them like this
Drain before use and season to taste. Perfect for appetizers and appetizers.

Sicilian Purple Artichoke Caponata

A variation on the traditional Sicilian caponata. We've reinterpreted it with the purple artichoke as the main ingredient, for a flavorful yet lighter result.

Artichoke caponata: enjoy it like this

Our caponata has an intense and authentic flavor. Excellent as an appetizer or as a side dish for fish or meat. It's also delicious on warm, freshly toasted bruschetta.

The intense sauce with pieces of olives
Typical recipe of Sicilian farmers, with an authentic flavour. Produced with our selected Nocellara olives and our Frantoi Cutrera extra virgin olive oil of the variety of the same name.

Enjoy it like this
Heat two minutes. Perfect on pasta (Spaghetti n.3) Secrets of Sicily. Complete the dish with a drizzle of raw Frantoi Cutrera extra virgin olive oil, a sprinkling of parsley and two basil leaves.

Sicilian Marinara: A Simple Oregano-Flavored Sauce

A sauce similar to the famous pizza sauce, with tomato, garlic, and oregano. Simple and aromatic, it evokes the Mediterranean, the sun, the simplicity, and the aromas of Sicilian peasant cuisine.

Sicilian Marinara Sauce: Enjoy it this way

Heat for two minutes. Perfect on all Segreti di Sicilia pasta shapes and pizza. Finish with a drizzle of Frantoi Cutrera olive oil.

Sausage with Sicilian black pig sausage

This sauce brings to the table the Sunday ritual of family lunch in Sicily, the atmosphere of a simple and joyful celebration, together with the warmth of the sun concentrated in the tomato sauce and the intense flavour of the black pig sausage , a prized Sicilian breed.

Sicilian Sausage Sauce: Enjoy It Like This

Perfect on pasta as is. Perfect with the Segreti di Sicilia pasta shapes: paccher i, busiate , tagliatelle and with a drizzle of Frantoi Cutrera oil .

The jam that tastes like summer
Sweet, soft and fragrant, our apricots harvested in summer in our orchards are hand-processed to prepare an extra perfect jam.

Enjoy it like this
Perfect for breakfasts, snacks or paired with cheeses (goat or cow's milk). Also suitable for the preparation of cakes and desserts.

Wild Fennel: Aromas and Fragrances of Sicilian Cuisine

Sicilian wild fennel seeds, a native species of our region, are harvested in our fields and dried naturally. They are a typical and distinctive ingredient of Mediterranean cuisine.

Sicilian Fennel Seeds: Enjoy It Like This

To season or flavor dishes. Recommended on white and red meats, sauces, pestos, bread, or vegetables.

Simple sauce with wild fennel flavour
A typical recipe of Sicilian peasants, it imitates the taste of pork sauce prepared with meat and fennel seeds and represents its "poor" version: equally tasty but completely vegan.

Enjoy it like this
Heat for two minutes. Perfect on pasta (Paccheri Segreti di Sicilia). Complete the dish with toasted breadcrumbs, oil, garlic and sprigs of fresh wild fennel.

Nero d'Avola in a sweet version

Our native Nero d'Avola wine is cooked with natural pectin extracted from the carob fruit to produce a sweet and aromatic jelly, perfect for preparing gourmet dishes.

Wine Jam: Enjoy it like this

Perfect paired with cheeses (fresh goat or cow), second courses, side dishes of your choice or paired with sweets and desserts (panna cotta).

Aromas and scents of Sicilian cuisine
Sicilian thyme, an endemic variety of our land, is collected on the slopes of our mountains and dried naturally. It has always been used to give freshness and flavor to traditional Sicilian culinary dishes.

Enjoy it like this
To season or flavor dishes. Try it in sauces, in fish and meat dishes, on vegetables or legumes.

Only olives, extra virgin olive oil and aromatic herbs

It's the most classic appetizer in Sicily and, once upon a time, opened important family meals. These Nocellara green olives are prepared according to tradition, using only our extra virgin olive oil and wild herbs.

Country-style olives: Enjoy them like this

As an appetizer, pair it with traditional cheeses and cured meats, on bruschetta, or in gourmet sandwiches. The oil used to preserve it is the prized Frantoi Cutrera extra virgin olive oil, which can be reused as a condiment.

Lemon scented salt
This salt comes from the historic and prestigious Sicilian salt pans. It is produced and processed in an artisanal way and embellished with dried lemon peels.

Enjoy it like this
Raw. Recommended for flavoring fish, white and red meats or to enhance the sweet flavor of cakes and biscuits.

A tasty pesto, typical of the province of Trapani

A typical condiment from the Sicilian province of Trapani, enhanced by the addition of Frantoi Cutrera extra virgin olive oil. It has a dense, creamy consistency and a full, intense flavor.

Trapani-style pesto: Enjoy it like this

Perfect on pasta dishes, especially trofie, and also excellent on bruschetta.

All the flavor of Sicilian grapefruits

Our pink grapefruits, harvested in the Syracuse area and characterized by a strong sweet-bitter contrast, are used to prepare a genuine jam that gives an extra boost to breakfast.

Organic Pink Grapefruit Marmalade: Enjoy it this way

Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or paired with cheeses (goat or cow). Also excellent for making sweets and desserts.