Italian Specialty Food and Gift Baskets

Just recently three Italian families from New Jersey moved into our little town. After being here a little while, they found the one thing they really missed was the Italian deli foods from the east coast, where you walk in and are engulfed with the aroma of imported cheeses and hand made salamis and sausages hanging from racks on the ceiling. Mounds of freshly baked breads, and barrels of every kind of olive you could think of. You should have seen their faces when their gift baskets of soprasetts, imported salamis, cheeses, olives and oils from DiBruno Bros arrived at their new homes. I couldn’t have given them a better moving in gift. I was told the father had missed these foods so much that he ate an entire soprasetta in one day.

The Flying Noodle Pasta, pasta, and more pasta. They also have wonderful sauces to go over all of their unique pasta.’s Gift baskets starting at $24.95. The Tuscan Traveler includes 3 gourmet pastas 3 incredible sauces, salad dressing, biscotti and bruschetta, beautifully packaged in a wicker gift basket. They have a pasta of the month club. Every month you receive 2 gourmet pastas and 2 delectable sauces. Also available are a wine of the month, beer of the month, coffee, cheesecake and tons more. Gift certificates available. Shipping cost varies. To visit the Flying Noodle click here

PastaCheese A New York Italian deli with dried pasta’s, and a good assortment of fresh pastas, manicotti, tortellini and ravioli. They have hot or sweet Soprasetta, Pancetta, Capocolla, Calabrese and Abruzzese salami’s (two of my favorite salamis ) Mortadella imported from Italy, Bresaola and more. There is a great selection of exquisite cheeses but not so many that it makes your eyes spin. The fresh Rigotta is flown in from Italy once a week and is available in buffalo or sheep's milk. Truffle cheeses, French triple cream, Basque, Sicilian, Spanish cheeses and many more. The cheese samplers contain 4 different cheeses. Fruit in Liquor, Truffles ,Porcini Mushrooms, cakes and just a vast array of scrumptious foods. You can select from one of their gift baskets or for an additional cost they will gift box the foods of your choice. Shipping is standard ground UPS and charges vary upon size and weight of box. To see more Italian food click here

The Brooklyn Pork Store They are famous for their fresh Italian sausages, from hot Italian, sweet Italian, fennel, pepper and onion, chicken and broccoli rabe (which is seasonal). Pork with cheese and parsley sausage in links or rings. And a nice selection of their own dried sausages. Their Italian sauces include plain tomato, marinara, tomato and basil, meat, fresh clam and homemade vodka sauce, my favorite. Dried Italian sausage and Entrees like manacotta with sauce, or their penne vodka. They have rice balls filled with Ham, Pepperoni, Salami, Mozzarella, grated cheese, Salt, and pepper. Check on shipping prices. A 2 day shipping minimum is required on products delivered outside of the East Coast plus a $10.00 handling fee for the cooler and iced gel packs. Gift certificates available. For more information click here

Di Bruno Brothers Is one of those old fashioned Italian markets in Philadelphia that’s been in business since 1939. They are located in the Italian Market section of Philadelphia which is about 4 square blocks of Italian and ethnic grocers, pasta makers and cheese makers. You walk in and almost trip over the huge barrels of cured olives in every type you can think of. Every kind of salami you could wish for is hanging on racks that dangle down from the ceiling, and I brought as many home with me that I could carry on the plane. The shelves are filled with sauces, fresh breads, specialty and condiment items. Their specialty however is cheese. Imported cheese from Italy, Holland, England an Scotland. They have so many cheeses I can’t even list them all. Once you order from them they will start sending you their food catalog that will make your mouth water just looking at it. Gift baskets available and shipping is extra. To visit Di Bruno Bros. click here

Mona Lisa Bakery This Italian bakery is located in Brooklyn New York and produces handmade bread, cookies, cakes and pastries. Almond Torrone, fig cookies and Cannolies (with the cream shipped in a pastry bag for filling when you receive them. Ricotta cheese cake, brick oven breads, focaccia and a meat pie made only for the holidays, filled with cheese’s and meats. They also have that wonderful Struffoi, small pastry puffs covered in honey candied almonds and fruit. Shipping is extra. to visit the bakery click here

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