New wines, food and festivals from Italy - including my favourite white chocolate Xmas tree



New wines and food from Italy  . Opportunity for distributors in the UK. Restaurants and hotels. Find something unique which nobody yet has to offer the customer. My favourite item was a green xmas tree from a cones of  white chocolate with a green pistacchio flavour coating. 

Unfotunately I was not able to take a photo. But here's one I found on the web.


White chocolate covered with pistacchios. From Turin which has been a centre of chocolate making for centuries.

This is not available now, in May, but something to look out for at Christmas time. But it's good to plan buying or stocking a shop or restaurant. The big supermarkets order specialities up to a year ahead.

I saw a giant solid wheel of yellow cheese, with the centre carved out into small chunks by keen eaters. Great eye-catching idea for serving at a party, a wedding or on a restaurant trolley.

Items I saw included giant green olives. Bottles of yellow or white, viscous olive oil.

Favourite Food From Italy

chocolates

fig products

Jam and preserves

Panettone

Fellini Italian restaurant in Hatch End used to give a large Panettonne as a gift to diners at Christmas time who had been regular customers thoughout the year.

Traditional Italian Savouries

Cheese

Olives and olive oil

Salami

Popular Drink

Sicilian food and wines

wines - dry wines, red wines, rose wines

Festivals and museums

Chocolate festival in Umbria

Olive and wine museum in Umbria. Olive festival.

Useful Websites

ttps://www.realitalianwinefood.co.uk

https://tastewithgusto.ie/shop/white-chocolate-christmas-tree-with-pistachios-la-perla-torino/

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