Healthy and nutritious, these black chickpeas represent a rare and valuable variety, grown in Italy. They are tastier and more aromatic than white chickpeas, perfect for nutritious and delicious recipes. The delicate flavor and creamy consistency of black chickpeas make soups, pastas, soups, salads and side dishes with legumes special. They contain high amounts of iron, to give us energy, and fibers that are beneficial for the intestine.
Ingredients: black chickpeas Origin: Italy Cooking time: 180 min. / in a pressure cooker 120 min.
The leaves of this medicinal herb are used for beneficial and calming infusions for those who manifest cystitis, urethritis, and discomfort in the urinary tract. Considered for centuries as a natural urinary antiseptic for the urogenital tract, it contains active principles of mucosal protection, drainage of liquids and astringents.
The chicory root is used for beneficial herbal teas to purify the liver, favoring the diuretic and detox activity on the body. The herbal tea cut root is used for laxative use, having a good ability to improve digestion and counteract constipation. Furthermore, chicory is studied for its properties as a regulator of the amount of cholesterol and sugar in the body.
Ingredients: chicory root Botanical name: Cichorium Intybus L. Origin: Albania
Among the red lentils, this variety of Pantelleria type lentils ensures the well-being of the organism with high levels of iron, vitamins, minerals and proteins. As low-fat legumes, they maintain a healthy diet. They promote digestion, as they possess optimal properties for the bacterial flora and intestinal regularity. Their intense flavor is delicious for soups and broths, they cook quickly and can give life to highly digestible first courses and side dishes.
Ingredients: shelled peas Origin: Usa Cooking times: 30 min. / in a pressure cooker 10 min.
The Millefiori Italia honey is perhaps the most well-known and widespread on the market. A "grandmother's remedy par excellence", it is used to find relief from the symptoms of flu, inflammation of the respiratory tract and colds. Used in the preparation of desserts, ideal as a topping on ice cream, combined with cheeses, or to give more flavor to a good pudding.
Allspice, also known as pimento or clove pepper, is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. Jamaica's most important crop, it is used to produce an interesting essential oil, eugenol, so much so that the scent from the plantations pervades the air of the "allspice trails". Its slightly spicy and intensely aromatic taste is well suited to dishes of all kinds.