Artisan Company Nunquam - Chef Fabio Goti
The artisan company “Nunquam” is in Tavola, a small village near Prato and closed to Poggio a Caiano and Carmignano; the owner is Mrs. Cristina Pagliai, who is taking care about all the production process with her husband Mr. Fabio Goti.
All products, labelled “Alla Gusteria” and “Osteria de Ciotti” (and after also the Vermouth and all liqueurs “Nunquam”), are a gourmet project which started in 1999. At the beginning the project started with the opening of a restaurant/wine bar with a creative cooking called “Alla Gusteria”, managed by the Chef and Sommelier Fabio Goti, giving a shake to the gourmet scene of Prato, which was enough stagnating.
And till the year 2003 it remained a meeting point for many local lovers, but slowly also of many gourmet people coming from all Tuscan and Italian cities looking for special recipes , prepared and done with high quality and artisan products and elaborated for a nice and emotional impact for taste and sight.
From this short but intense experience it has born the gourmet line “Alla Gusteria”, specialized in preserves, mustards and jellies suitable for combination with salami, cold meats and cheeses. The fruits and vegetables, absolutely in season, are selected, washed and sectioned by hand with high attention.
The short cooking, keeping unchanged the organoleptic properties, flavour and colour included, is done into steel home pots. With the line “Osteria de Ciotti” proposes famous recipes of local cooking, using always of course excellent raw materials.
For example specialities like ribollita, or carabaccia, or zolfini beans uccelletto style, or cacciucco with pink small chickpeas from Reggello, and many others; all packed and sold into nice glass jars.
In the same way that distinguish the company from 2012 started the production of canned fish and meat, and in 2013 scored the same, for the purpose of marketing all over the world, recognition there from the Tuscany region. Into the next, closed room there is the preparation/production of the different liqueurs and Vermouth. “Nunquam” is especially the one and only company which is producing the White Vermouth of Prato, a vanished product for many time and now after approx. 60 years again on sale with success, thanks to the same and original recipe dated year 1750.
Spirits
Artisan Company Nunquam - Chef Fabio Goti
The artisan company “Nunquam” is in Tavola, a small village near Prato and closed to Poggio a Caiano and Carmignano; the owner is Mrs. Cristina Pagliai, who is taking care about all the production process with her husband Mr. Fabio Goti.
All products, labelled “Alla Gusteria” and “Osteria de Ciotti” (and after also the Vermouth and all liqueurs “Nunquam”), are a gourmet project which started in 1999. At the beginning the project started with the opening of a restaurant/wine bar with a creative cooking called “Alla Gusteria”, managed by the Chef and Sommelier Fabio Goti, giving a shake to the gourmet scene of Prato, which was enough stagnating.
And till the year 2003 it remained a meeting point for many local lovers, but slowly also of many gourmet people coming from all Tuscan and Italian cities looking for special recipes , prepared and done with high quality and artisan products and elaborated for a nice and emotional impact for taste and sight.
From this short but intense experience it has born the gourmet line “Alla Gusteria”, specialized in preserves, mustards and jellies suitable for combination with salami, cold meats and cheeses. The fruits and vegetables, absolutely in season, are selected, washed and sectioned by hand with high attention.
The short cooking, keeping unchanged the organoleptic properties, flavour and colour included, is done into steel home pots. With the line “Osteria de Ciotti” proposes famous recipes of local cooking, using always of course excellent raw materials.
For example specialities like ribollita, or carabaccia, or zolfini beans uccelletto style, or cacciucco with pink small chickpeas from Reggello, and many others; all packed and sold into nice glass jars.
In the same way that distinguish the company from 2012 started the production of canned fish and meat, and in 2013 scored the same, for the purpose of marketing all over the world, recognition there from the Tuscany region. Into the next, closed room there is the preparation/production of the different liqueurs and Vermouth. “Nunquam” is especially the one and only company which is producing the White Vermouth of Prato, a vanished product for many time and now after approx. 60 years again on sale with success, thanks to the same and original recipe dated year 1750.
Spirits
It’s simple even if enriched with spices exuberance and it represents the “best” product for the company. To be noted the nice vivid strawberry colour, not oxidized from a too long cooking.
It’s a surprise to remark the so bright red colour, its appetizing fragrance and its intriguing taste. Perfect with soft cheeses, canapé and boiled fish.
From a very slow cooking of radicchio, white wine and sugar together with a final touch of mustard oil we get a surprising mustard from balance sweet-sour-spicy for a wonderful match with cheeses and cured varies meats.
Tomatoes are harvested from the plant before reaching full ripening, later they are chopped and macerated with lemon, sugar and vin santo ("holy wine"). After several hours the blend is cooked until it is almost candied. The result is an authentic delicacy.
The name of this recipe (“fagioli a guisa d’uccellini”) has been given by Artusi, because sage is one of the ingredient and it’s a typical herb necessary for little birds (uccelletti) cooking. On tasting it’s pulpy, savoury and excellent.
Classica minestra di verdure toscana, dove l’eccellente materia prima contribuisce a fare di questo piatto, cosiddetto povero, una pietanza gustosa e salutare. I fagioli rossi sono un presidio Slow food.
Classic Tuscan vegetable soup, where the excellent raw material contributes to making this product, so-called poor, a tasty and healthy dish.
Bread soup and tomatoes soup have been from generations the main food for all children. It was enough to cook some bread into water or stock together with garlic, salt and olive oil and the food was ready ! Tomatoes was an option. While garlic was salutary especially against worms and other diseases.
Bread soup and tomatoes soup have been from generations the main food for all children. It was enough to cook some bread into water or stock together with garlic, salt and olive oil and the food was ready ! Tomatoes was an option. While garlic was salutary especially against worms and other diseases.
Ingredients: Onions (75%), Italian extra virgin olive oil (10%), carrots (5%), celery (4%), green peas (4%), salt and pepper.
Ingredients: Onions (75%), Italian extra virgin olive oil (10%), carrots (5%), celery (4%), green peas (4%), salt and pepper.
Ingredients: Toscanelli beans (16%), Tuscan bread ( wheat flour, yeast, water) (12%), organic Tuscan tomato (11%), onion (6%), cabbage (6%), black cabbage (6%), potatoes (6%), carrots (6%), celery (6%), Italian extra virgin olive oil (6%), water, red pepper, salt and pepper.
Ingredients: Toscanelli beans (16%), Tuscan bread ( wheat flour, yeast, water) (12%), organic Tuscan tomato (11%), onion (6%), cabbage (6%), black cabbage (6%), potatoes (6%), carrots (6%), celery (6%), Italian extra virgin olive oil (6%), water, red pepper, salt and pepper.
Superior quality, unfortunately very rare, these wild peas confer this simple preparation, coupled with excellent tomato used, a savory taste and delicate. Good to accompany meat and fish or even tasted it yourself, go just heated and served with a little olive oil and a generous grinding of pepper.
Superior quality, unfortunately very rare, these wild peas confer this simple preparation, coupled with excellent tomato used, a savory taste and delicate. Good to accompany meat and fish or even tasted it yourself, go just heated and served with a little olive oil and a generous grinding of pepper.
Obtained appetizing sauce with olives and capers, chopped coarsely and put together a typical Tuscan fried and tomato diced in fact chosen. Excellent with all types of pasta and also with the delicious bruschetta.
Classic sauce of mushrooms with garlic parsley and thyme with the addition of a great organic tomato. Great with pasta and croutons.
Cream of artichokes and mushrooms flavored with excellent fresh truffle which is enhanced spread oncroutons or sliced bread.
The famous sauce Tomato Ketchup is revived here in a rigosamente crafted with vegetables and choice of first quality. The same sieve of vegetables at the end of the cooking is done by hand patiently to get a fragrant sauce and appealing to the taste.
Mixed vegetables (tomatoes, red peppers, onions, celery, basil, thyme) (60%), white wine, sugar, white wine vinegar, mustard, anchovies (engraulis encrasicolus), malt vinegar (barley), alcohol vinegar, garlic, pepper, salt, natural flavors, modified corn starch, citric acid, sweeteners (saccharine), (contains sulphites).
Mustard is a plant native to Asia, where it grows wild. It is thought to have been cultivated for the first time in 3000 BC in India, and then exported to the West as a precious spice. It was already known to the Romans, who used it in various preparations.The seeds of the plant are planted in spring and produce a yellow flower in June.