Hand-picked, full-flavoured ‘Tardivo di Ciaculli’ mandarins – one of the noblest varieties – are the basic ingredient of this delicious marmalade. The mandarins are practically pipless, thin-skinned, are very juicy and have an extra- high fructose content. They get their concentrated flavour from the fact that they’re harvested as late (‘tardivo’) as January through to March, and the careful way the marmalade’s prepared ensures that none of the flavour gets lost. The fruit is grown by the makers, the Consorzio Il Tardivo di Ciaculli in the Conca d’Oro near Palermo. The farm landscape here with its orchards has, in places, been preserved in its original form to the present day. The mandarins have been officially classified as ‘Slow Food Products’.

"Do you know the land where the lemons blossom, where the golden oranges glow in the dark leaves?" So asked Goethe's Mignon, coupled with the longing desire to move there herself. Such a longing seems particularly understandable in winter, when the days in our latitudes are not only short, but also uncomfortably (wet and) cold. Nevertheless, even if it is no substitute for a trip to Mediterranean climes, there is a tried and tested way of bringing the sun to your table - in the form of oranges, lemons, grapefruit, mandarins or clementines or preparations made from them. We have looked around the traditional growing regions of the Mediterranean and put together some citrus fruit preparations that are authentic in every respect, both single-variety and in combinations. To a large extent, they are hand-cooked according to traditional recipes that convey the traditions of the respective country of origin and thus offer an astonishing diversity of flavors in addition to the variety - biodiversity in the very best sense.

Sales description:

Tangerine fruit spread

Ingredients:

Mandarins (65%), sugar, thickener: locust bean gum, lemon juice

Storage and preparation instructions:

Keep in the fridge after opening.

Origin / provenance:

Italy

Responsible food business operator:

Consorzio il Tardivo di Ciaculli
Corso die mille 1788
90121 Palermo
Italy