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Cucina Antica

The Cucina Antica range of products have been used by restaurants, hotels, cafés, bars, pubs, and similar establishments to prepare truly impressive dishes.

I have imported these products for years and now these products are available to you.

All Cucina Antica products are made in Italy.

 

Tomato Sauce with Olive Oil

Product name: Sugo Pomodorina all' alio di oliva Size: 290g

This sauce is simply fantastic with pasta or can even be used as pizza base, as a sauce for cannelloni, ravioli or even in a lasagne.

Tomato Sauce with Olive Oil

 


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Porcini Mushroom Sauce

Product name: Sugo con funghi Porcini Size: 200g

Porcini is the king of Italian mushrooms and normally only available either frozen or dried in New Zealand so to have this beautiful porcini mushroom sauce which can be used as a sauce for steak, over pasta. Adding some cooked chicken to the porcini sauce with pasta is truly a sensational experience.

Porcini Mushroom Sauce

 


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Hot Tomato Sauce with Onions and Herbs

Product name: Sugo all'Arrabbiata nuovo Size: 200g

This again is a fantastic sauce used in whatever situation you would otherwise use tomato sauce.

Hot Tomato Sauce with Onions and Herbs

 


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Genovese Pesto

Product name: Pesto alla Genovese Size: 190g

The original Genoese Pesto with cashew and pine nuts and lots of basil.

This pesto has truly fantastic flavours and is ideal with pasta, with bread, used as a dipping sauce with batons of carrots, celery or any fresh vegetables.

Genovese Pesto

 


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Mediterranean Sauce with Eggplant

Product name: Sugo Mediterraneo di Melanzane Size: 200g

You will never go wrong with this sauce with pasta. Also ideal in lasagne or as sauce for ravioli or over a chicken breast.

Mediterranean Sauce with Eggplant

 


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Olive Cream

Product name: Crema di Olive Size: 200g

This is fantastic smeared over eye fillet after it is cooked or in the centre of a chicken breast before cooking or under the skin prior to roasting a chicken. Mixing this with a little mayonnaise makes a fantastic dip. The olive cream is also ideal as a dip for vegetables or even used on a pizza. Mix the olive cream with mascarpone cheese and you end up with a fantastic dip.

Olive Cream

 


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Mushroom Sauce with Truffles

Product name: Profumata Size: 200g

As with the olive cream, this is fantastic mixed with mascarpone cheese and some herb salt and makes the most beautiful dip for bread. Also just on its own as a pasta sauce it is truly fantastic.

Mushroom Sauce with Truffles

 


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Mayonnaise

Product name: Mainese della casa Size: 190g

Made with the traditional ingredients to provide a truly home made flavour.

Use on salads, fish, canapés, hamburgers, and sandwiches.

Mayonnaise

 


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Cocktail Sauce

Product name: Sauce Cocktail Size: 200g

Fantastic for that prawn cocktail.

Cocktail Sauce

 


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Sundried Tomatoes

Product name: Pomdori del Sole Size: 200g

In olive and sunflower oil with fine herbs and wine vinegar.

These sun dried tomatoes taste as if they were done yesterday. Truly fantastic and the olive oil they come in drizzled over some fresh mozzarella with a sun dried tomato is just delicious.

Sundried Tomatoes

 


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Balsamic Wild Onions

Product name: Cipolline all'aceto balsamico Size: 290g

Baby onions in oil and balsamic vinegar.

These are fantastic heated and served with a main course or served cold on an anti-pasto dish, even better tempura battered and fried they are absolutely fantastic. Try wrapping them in tin foil and heating on the BBQ.

Balsamic Wild Onions

 


Mediterranean Capsicum Sauce

Product name: Sugo di Peperoni Size: 200g

This is full, fresh flavours of red and yellow capsicums as if they were just out of the garden and ideal with just about anything.

Mediterranean Capsicum Sauce

 


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