Pantry Staple Box

There are certain Italian ingredients we turn to again and again, whether we’re throwing together a quick dinner or planning a celebratory meal for family. Rather than worry about restocking every time you run out, this box delivers those pantry workhorses directly to your door on a regular schedule that works for you. With this box, you’ll always have the basics for a delicious Italian meal on hand no matter what life throws at you.

This box contains:

Whole Yellow Datterini Tomatoes: While the name of these tomatoes translates to “little date,” they might as well be called nature’s candy. These whole, unpeeled little tomatoes are naturally sweeter than your standard cherry tomato, with an oval shape and fewer seeds. They’re preserved in their own juice so you can use the whole can and get nothing but pure summer flavor. Yellow datterini have the highest sugar content of any tomato variety, with minimal acidity. They make a sunny addition to pizzas, salads, and composed pastas. When cherry tomatoes disappoint, these datterini deliver!

Gold-Wrapped Extra Virgin Olive Oil: There’s nothing more valuable in the kitchen than a top-quality olive oil—that’s why we wrapped our Giadzy extra virgin olive oil in gold! Light and fruity, it’s made with native taggiasca olives in the Liguria region, known as the Italian Riviera. The olives are cold-pressed and their oil is left unfiltered to preserve its rich, aromatic flavor and all those good-for-you antioxidants that make olive oil a healthy powerhouse. Golden yellow in color, our olive oil has a delicate, sweet flavor with notes of ripe olives and almonds. The bottle is wrapped in gold foil to protect the delicate oil from oxidation, a fittingly luxurious package for such a stunning elixir.

Organic Whole Wheat Mezzi Rigatoni Pasta: Elevate your everyday pasta with this organic mezzi rigatoni from Zaccagni, master pasta makers in Abruzzo. Shorter than the standard rigatoni, this pasta is an unexpectedly quirky take on a favorite shape. The rigatoni are slightly ridged to attract sauce, and are robust and flavorful thanks to the organic semolina flour Zaccagni uses. It’s a versatile shape that will find a home in all of your favorite pasta dishes.

Plum Jam: Juicy, fresh, and just the right amount of sweet, these plum preserves from Agrimontana are a true game-changer. Italian plums are oval-shaped, smaller and denser than the round varieties you commonly see in the U.S. They’re sometimes known as prune plums, as that’s how they’re typically used. But the same meaty, firm flesh that makes them a high-quality dried fruit is also prized for cooking, as they hold their shape better and have a robust, slightly tart flavor that caramelizes beautifully. These hearty preserves are cooked according to a traditional recipe to show off everything that makes Italian plums so special.

Crushed Calabrian Chili Paste: With a mellow, fruity heat that lingers on the palate but won't overwhelm, there's just no substitute for this crushed Calabrian chile paste from Tutto Calabria. The quintessential Italian chile, they are beloved around the country for the lively heat they bring to any dish. Similar in Scoville level to cayenne but with a depth of flavor unlike any other, this paste of fresh chiles crushed and preserved in olive oil is a must-have for any spice lover’s pantry. It’s one of Giada’s essential Italian ingredients.