With the arrival of Mozzarella cheese in our store it seemed right to share one of the simpliest and tastiest salad from the mediterranean tradition. I am talking about the famous Caprese Salad (or Insalata Caprese like we say in Italy). In this biref article I'd like to tell you not only how to prepare this Italian dish but also share its history and some facts about it.
First of all the Caprese Salad takes its name from the island of Capri in the Campagna region (south of Italy). It is not clear excatly when it was invented but it became famous in the 1950s. The tradition tells that a real Insalata Caprese is made of cow's milk Mozzarella, tomatoes, olive oil and oregano but in most of the other Italian regions you might find it garnished with basil leaves. If you're familiar with a Caprese Salad garnished with balsamic vinegar, do not be mistaken as this is an American variant to the original recipe. In Fiji you can prepare a perfect Italian Caprese Salad from ingredients you'll find at Flavio's Italian Shop or at Va Bene store in Suva... and here's how to do it:
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A classic holiday dessert from Milan, Panettone is as traditional to an Italian Christmas as Lovo is for a Fijian feast.
Give your family another reason to enjoy the holidays "the Italian way" with this delicious sweet bread!
Ingredients (Serves 10-12):
- 1 bag active dry yeast (11gr)
- 1 cup warm water
2 medium eggs- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups of Riscossa Flour
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
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A new shipment of poly rattan furniture has just arrived in our shop and this is the best place to showcase these great pieces and sets before you hit our Nadi store.
This was a small shipment compared to others but these items are unique in design and colours. Surely an occasion you cannot miss. As you can see from the pictures below some of these items have a larger rattan with new waiving style and young colours. The soft lines, the nature colors of the base material and the class of the glass for the tables will make these a fine addition to your homes. If you want to know more about these limited items just visit our shop or enlarge the pictures and hit "send us an email now".
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Being Italians living in Fiji we've always complained about the lack of real Italian pizza.
A real Italian pizza is hard to find if you don't have authentic Italian ingredients. Ok, you can use cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella or tomato sauce (ketchup) instead of Italian tomato puree but once you have had the chance to try a pizza in Italy, or a pizza made with Italian ingredients, you will realize that is the first REAL pizza you've ever had.
Now there is no need to fly to Naples to taste a genuine Italian Pizza. Thanks to the range of Italian ingredients you can find at Flavio's Italian Shop, even you can make an Italian Pizza with a capital "P" that will surspise your friends and loved ones and will make them ask for more. Just follow the recipes below for thin base traditional pizzas or a thick base sicilian style pizza with the right authentic Italian ingredients from our shop (marked with an "*") and your success is guaranteed.
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It came to our attention that some visitors of the old version of our web site had problems accessing the collections of furniture on request.
To solve this issue we have created a new area to access these collections that can be accessed here or by clicking on the banner on the "Furniture Shop" page. Once you are on one of the collection pages you can view a large image of the items or click on the email icon to send us an enquiry about a specific item or set.
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Following the success of our Italian fresh cheeses it is a great pleasure for all the staff at Flavio's to announce the arrival of one of the best and most famous cheese: Mozzarella. the first limited stock is in store since yesterday and is already selling very well. Before you jump from your chair and run to the shop or you pick up your phone to call us, let us reassure you that we will bring mozzarella regularly but it is important you understand that it is much better if you place your order for this item before we organize our next shipment.
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It took us a while to decide how to improve our internet presence but after an intense month of work we can finally welcome you on the pages of Flavio's Italian Shop new web site. If you are familiar with the previous version of this web space you might notice that is all completely changed. The idea behind this new version is to provide more information to our visitors. Information that will not only cover the vast range of the products you can find in our Nadi store but also to provide updated news about upcoming new products, Italian recipes, local food and beverage news, suggestions, opinions, local events, information about our company Global Premium Service, photos, videos and much much more. In brief we made this new version of our web site more like a blog (online magazine) than a real company profile.
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