If you love food as much as I do, then you will drool over the following photo montage of my favourite Sardinian delights.
Freshly picked parsley & baby tomatoes
Local veggie stir-fry
Baked Orate & Potatoes
Artichokes, tomatoes and asparagus – all local!
Fresh Sardinian Squid
Sardinian Sweets – My all-time favourite, in the whole world!
Local Eggs
All local produce: Cheese, Olives and Artichokes
Baked artichokes & potatoes
Grilled local veggies
Getting ready for a baking with potatoes & olives
Freshly cut Sardinian Artichokes
Sardinian Porceddu – Sardinian Pork with white myrtle
Sardinian cookies
Sardinian Squid Ink Pasta & local red wine
Baked pancetta with local mushrooms (hand-picked)
Freshly baked Sardinian Bread
Cooked porceddu with myrtle berries
Boiled artichokes
Grilled orate
Everything that you’ve seen here is locally farmed, produced and hand crafted from age-old traditions that still ring true today. (I’m still, slowly learning the art of patience in the kitchen.)
I try my best to buy only products (fruit, veg, meats, cheese and wine) which are produced in Sardinia. It’s difficult sometimes but I can proudly say that 80% of the products consumed in my house come from Sardinian farms.
I think it’s important to keep our struggling Sardinian economy going and have bought only local produce for many years. I find the food tastes better, looks better and lasts longer than the produce shipped over on the boats.
Do you support your local growers, farmers and shepherds?
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About Jennifer Avventura
Canadian Freelance writer living in Sardinia, Italy. An ex-expat who lived in Australia, England and Cayman Islands. She eats Nutella with a spoon and hides under the bed during lightening storms. When she's not out running 6k you will find her sitting at the computer - writing her novel and searching for worldwide work.
I belong to a group called “Food for Thought” which promotes eating local/organic, sharing food, and under the umbrella of the Townsville Permaculture Club – community gardens. I have a small organic vege garden at home which grows tomatoes exactly like the ones in your photos. I have just pulled them out as it is too hot here for them now. Just today I planted zucchini, beans, cucumber and basil. Nice to hear of the local produce in Sardinia.
I wish we had a garden plot! I would plant everything I could get my hands on.
Have you tried growing in containers – should be able to get some good fertilizer from the animals on the island?
Yeah, I haven’t a green thumb. I can only grow herbs.
We loved the food in Sardinia…..including what we ate at your place. I think it is very important to eat locally where possible.
the tomatoes are beautiful, and the bread is so interesting! z
My husband used to work at the local bakery and that’s the bread he would make!
It’s not a typical bread from Sardinia but all the ingredients are local that go into the making of the bread.
so are there surprises inside each of those puffs/pockets? my curiosity made me wish i could break open the bread and peek inside!
z
No, no surprises but it’s fun filling those pockets with local cheese!
Glad to see you enjoying the local fare in your new home. I, too, love supporting local vendors – especially the fruit. Not only because they are delicious, but also because it’s fun to explore all these new tropical delights that I can’t get at home. Sure, there are plenty of export stores here to load up on my favorite foods from home….but what’s the fun in that? Anyway, great photos!
Why move far away from home and buy exported goods? Makes no sense to me. It’s better to sample all the local flavours … that’s what traveling is all about!
Fantastic! I love to cook but unfortunately seldom have the time. I would hav a real problem living in Italy with all the delightful foods!!!!
I am salivating just looking at the beautiful array of foods, we loved, loved, loved all of the food in Sardegna. Everything freshly grown, farmed, raised, amazing! I envy you the choices. We support our local farmers here and attend the local Farmers Market every Saturday morning in our town as well as visit so many others for different products and produce. This was a beautiful showing of what Sardinia has to offer! Have a beautiful day! May God Bless!
The Sard/American,
Rosemarie
Thank you Rosemarie,
I think it’s very important to support our local farmers and market. Our market day is monday and it’s my favourite day all week!
I think that I want to stay at your house for a while Jennifer…oh yes I do indeedy
You’re welcome anytime Jo!
I’m with Jo, I want to come over and dine.
We could have a big party!
Ohhhh. My post is similar! I speak about km zero and local products.
Yes, so very strange. We say in English “great minds think alike.” And we did on that post. The furthest I buy my fruit and veg from is 10km and sometimes even less. Love me home grown Sardinian products.
mmm, I guess that your soft point are sardinian artichokes! :^D
Oh yes, I adore artichokes!