Tomato Basil Sauce

Tomato Basil Sauce - Italianavera al basilico

The Tomato Basil Sauce from Italianavera is a Sugo Pronto Naturale al basilico. This ready-to-use tomato sauce is made from the finest Italian tomatoes, exquisite extra virgin olive oil, and freshly harvested basil. Its mild yet characteristic flavor is perfect for Primi Piatti, delicious with bruschetta, and as a side dish to white meat. Its aroma evokes memories of the past, when Nonna lovingly prepared tomato basil sugo for pasta for the whole family in the kitchen.

Tomato Basil Sauce - as if freshly cooked

The tomatoes for Italianavera's sughi – the true Italian – come from the region around San Marzano Sul Sarno. Here, not far from Naples, between the lightness of the Amalfi Coast to the west and the energetic volcano Vesuvius, is not only the home of the best tomatoes, but also of arguably Italy's most attractive sauce maker: Diana Attianese. Even as a child, she learned everything there is to know about tomatoes from her mother and aunt, who would simmer freshly picked, ripe tomatoes into sugo in the early, cooler morning hours during summer. She learned how different varieties taste, how they smell when ripe, which tomatoes are best for sauces, and which are canned whole and peeled. For even though old varieties are not suitable for transport due to their fragility, they can be wonderfully preserved in jars and cans without losing their fresh taste and intense aroma.

Italianavera – the true tomato sauce

Diana knew the canning business well, as her father was active in this industry, but as is often the case with daughters, they want to do things differently, better than their fathers. Only the best tomatoes are cooked into sugo or go into the clearly designed jars of the business graduate. And because the art of preservation is traditionally a women's craft, the name Italianavera suits the lively Italian woman and her ten female employees particularly well.