Basil is used in Mediterranean cuisine in combination with tomatoes, cheeses, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, white meats and some peach products. Basil is the basic ingredient of Genoese pesto, a typical sauce of Ligurian cuisine, together with pine nuts and extra virgin olive oil.
This herbaceous plant has several healthy properties, as well as gastronomic, known for centuries. Even today, its leaves are used both to flavor dishes with an intense taste, and to create herbal teas useful against stomach pain, aerophagia, as a function of digestive aid and astringent.
The crusco pepper is a variety of pepper typical of Basilicata, a region in southern Italy. Once harvested, the peppers are dried in the sun or in special dryers, becoming crunchy and maintaining a sweet and intense flavour. Cruschi peppers are a versatile ingredient in the kitchen, used both whole and in powder form, to enrich traditional dishes such as pasta, soups and side dishes, giving a unique and characteristic taste.