WEEKEND SHOPPING

THE SUN CAME OUT IN LIGURIA THIS WEEKEND AFTER A WEEK OF RAIN AND WIND

WE HEADED OUT INTO THE FRESH AIR AND SUNSHINE FOR SOME SHOPPING IN SARZANA

THE VEGETABLE STALLS WERE OVERFLOWING WITH DELICIOUS FRESH PRODUCE

THE FRESHEST BEANS AND GREENS, RIPE TOMATOES, PEPPERS AND APPLES

ZUCCHINI WITH THE FLOWERS ‘FIORI DI ZUCCA’ STILL ON THEM

FUNGHI DELLA QUERCIA - OR OAK MUSHROOMS (BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY GROW). SIMILAR TO SHITAKE MUSHROOMS

FRESH CHESTNUTS, A STAPLE FOOD OF LIGURIA AND ONE OF THE INGREDIENTS OF LARIA

INGREDIENTS LIKE THESE CHESTNUTS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO EXQUISITE SWEETS IN SARZANA. THE BEST PASTICCERIA THERE IS CALLED ‘GEMMI’ AND DATES BACK TO THE EARLY 1800S. IT HAS BEEN RUN BY THE GEMMI FAMILY SINCE 1934

MILLEFOGLIE, BIGNE’S, CROSTATE, buccelato at pasticceria gemmi in sarzana. (WOW! THOSE MILLLEFOGLI ARE ONLY 1 EURO A PIECE. WE SHOULD GET A FEW!)

CANDIED VIOLETS, CANDIED PEEL, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND MIXED FRUIT PASTELS

QUALITY AND AUTHENTICITY ARE STILL STANDARDS IN ITALY. THEY DEPEND ON THE CUSTOMERS AS WELL AS THE MAKERS

AT PROFUMI FLUVIALI WE’RE PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS CULTURE THAT PROVIDES QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR DISCERNING CLIENTS

A SUNNY WINTER WALK BACK HOME ALONG THE SHORE AT LERICI