You unscrew the lid, and the aroma rises immediately: sweet, concentrated, almost warm tomato, as if the summer sun had remained in the jar. A glistening tomato on a slice of toast… these are Italcarciofi sun-dried tomatoes, a little piece of Italy in a 314 mL jar.

I spear a tomato with a fork and place it on toast, with a little of the oil from the jar. The flesh is soft and dense, a deep red. First comes the sweetness, highly concentrated, then a hint of acidity that brings everything to life, and the sunflower oil, subtle, allowing the tomato to speak. I close my eyes for a second: I am on an Italian terrace at the end of summer, the tomatoes are drying in the sun, and someone is setting the table for aperitivo.

Imagine a summer lunch in the shade of a fig tree…
A large table, a cotton tablecloth, a loaf of bread cut by hand. Someone places a jar of sun-dried tomatoes in the center, next to the oil and the cheese. No menu, no service: everyone helps themselves, dips their bread, adds a tomato to their slice. In Italy, antipasto is not a rushed starter, it is the beginning of a long meal.

The house behind the jar
Italcarciofi is an Italian company specializing in preserved vegetables, known for its antipasti. These sun-dried tomatoes are preserved in sunflower oil, ready to serve. (Ingredients to be confirmed on the label.)

You don’t buy sun-dried tomatoes just to have something on hand… you buy them so that, at the back of the pantry, you have a little sunshine to bring out when the day has been long. To remind yourself that a good meal can begin with a jar, a piece of bread, and a tomato.

A moment of summer, anywhere in Canada
One February evening, −20 °C, the snow has been falling since morning. Whether you are in Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, or Montreal, you open the jar, and for a few bites, it is warm on an Italian terrace.

How to enjoy them

• On toast, with fresh cheese or ricotta
• In a warm pasta salad, with olives, basil, and a drizzle of lemon
• On a pizza, added as it comes out of the oven
• Chopped into an omelet or scrambled eggs
• On a charcuterie and cheese board, with olives
• In a tomato sauce, to give it character

Why our customers love them

• 🇮🇹 Antipasti from Italy by Italcarciofi
• 🍅 Soft sun-dried tomatoes, preserved in sunflower oil
• 🍞 Ready to serve: open, place on bread, that’s all
• 🍕 Versatile: pizza, pasta, salads, boards, eggs
• 🎁 Large 314 mL size, convenient to keep on hand, share, or give as a gift
• And above all: that first bite on bread, when summer suddenly returns