Alpe Pragas – Hot Mango Chutney
Alpe Pragas’ Mostarda Mango & Ginger is a delightful mango chutney. Sweet mango with piquant ginger, seasoned with apple cider vinegar, pink pepper, and chili, refines exotic rice dishes and chicken, and pairs perfectly with mild cheeses. Gently cooked with only a little sugar and lemon juice, the natural color and aroma profile of the ingredients are preserved.
- a highlight with cheese and cold meats
- not just sweet, but also spicy hot
- for refining dishes
- low sugar
- no artificial additives
- no preservatives
- free from colorings
- no artificial flavors
- gluten-free
- vegan
Alpe Pragas from South Tyrol has long been known for its excellent fruit spreads, some of which are made with fruits from their own cultivation. In 2001, to explore exotic flavors, they decided to create a line of chutneys that would reflect both local fruits and the exotic history of chutney. In collaboration with the award-winning chef and author of several cookbooks, Gerhard Wieser, sophisticated recipes were developed that have a wide and interesting range of applications.
Stefan Gruber does not produce "Mostarda di frutti" in the classical sense; his mostarde are savory-sweet or sweet-spicy combinations of vegetables, fruits, spices, and mustard powder. His pleasantly hot mostarde pair well with various cheeses, raclette and fondue, cold meats, or BBQ. They can be used to refine dishes, glaze duck breast or ribs. Thus, they are not only a perfect accompaniment but also an indispensable cooking ingredient. Discover your favorite combination, your food pairing match.
Mostarda – a centuries-old Italian tradition
Mustard fruits – Mostarda di frutta are part of Italy's cultural heritage. They were already mentioned in 1621 in the epic "The Stolen Bucket" by A. Tassoni. At that time, mustard, or "Mostrich" as it was also called, arrived in Italy from France, where it had become an indispensable spice in kitchens. If you stroll through the shopping streets in Lombardy in Northern Italy today, you will see the colorful mixed fruits hand-layered in huge decorative jars in the windows of small delis or cheese shops. But they are not just sweet, like candied fruits; no, they are piquant, spicy, hot, which they owe to the mustard powder essential for their production. Mostarda exists in a milder version, like in Cremona or Voghera, but also in richly hot, as is traditional in the town of Mantua. All sorts of fruits are used, such as oranges, mandarins, cherries, grapes, apricots, pears, and figs. The most famous manufacturer of Mostarda and fig mustard sauce in Germany is probably the company Barbieri. In terms of consistency, the famous Barbieri sauce, which is wonderfully served with cheese, is more of a jelly, as the fruits are pureed for it.
But mustard fruits are not only a perfect match with cheese; they are also found in the filling of "Tortellini di Zucca," i.e., pasta pockets filled with pumpkin, as well as with Bollito misto. They crown crostini with Parma ham, as well as roast beef or grilled duck breast.
Mostarda production – an elaborate process
First, the ripe fruit is peeled by hand, pitted, and cut into small pieces. Then it is mixed with sugar in a 2:1 ratio and left covered for 24 hours. The fruits release juice with the help of the sugar. This juice is then reduced without the fruits. Afterwards, it is poured back over the fruits to let them steep covered for another 24 hours. The next day, the procedure is repeated. On the third day, the fruits are cooked together with the syrup until soft. Only then is the mustard powder or mustard oil used, as it evaporates with heat.
