pasta sauce

(Gerry Furth-Sides) You can taste the difference in Botticelli Pasta Sauces from the first spoonful. You understand why the term “premium” is used for the ingredients entirely sourced from Italy and made up in small batches. We opened the Spicy Vodka first, and then tried it on everything we could (see below). //botticellifoods.com/

Family owned and operated since 2002, the company roots run deep in Italy, the company goes back four generations to the island of Sicily. Ancestors there were local farmers and grocers dedicated to the art of Italian food.

Botticelli is the the only Italian specialties importer and supplier offering a range of premium products grown, packed, and produced in Italy. Their line includes sauces, olive oils, balsamics, pastas and specialty foods. 

First, you can taste the fresh tomato and basil in every bite. Perfect to go with Celestino Drago pasta. The Drago family is from Sicily.

For decades I never bought tomatoes after not unhappily giving them up for a non-acidic diet. Then Marino Ristorante Chef, Sal Marino, put one on a plate, insisting on dotting it with salt, and I fell in love. From then until now it was farmers market, Melissa’s when available or nothing. Until we discovered Botticelli sauces.

The sauces are so satisfying that a little goes a longer way. Yes, they are rich but the Truffle Alfredo calorie count is 120 for a quarter cup of sauce and the Red sauces are 140 for a cup. Mange!