
Truffles are hunted in secret places along the picturesque Italian hillsides, usually under the cover of dark. The specially trained dogs that find the Truffles and dig them up had better not eat them! Wars could be – and probably have been – started over a handful of these rare, subterranean fungi, Truffles! While Italians have plotted against one another just for a taste of Truffles, Americans have largely been left out. But now, thanks to new infusions in an array of products from oils to flour, everyone can enjoy –and afford – this earthly treasure, the Truffle!
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Balsamic Vinegar and OilCommon sense is an amazing thing. If you have prized black truffle in one hand and aged balsamico in the other, what do you do? That’s right, you combine them into one handy condiment that will never leave your table! If you like bold flavor, this goes with everything!
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Flour and PolentaIf you enjoy Italian restaurant cuisine, you’ve been polenta-ed to death lately. This most basic staple of Old Country peasant food has seen its star rise in recent years; chefs have added everything but the kitchen sink to it. We offer a simple, elegant alternative: black truffle flavored polenta. What else do you need?
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Pate, Truffle slices and whole TrufflesAs with any premium pate, simply spread our black truffle
pate over toast for a flavor sensation you can’t get everyday! Smooth
and pungent, Truffle pate also makes an excellent topper for crackers.
Heaven in a jar? Many people think so! La Rustichella packs
only the finest Italian black truffles immediately after they come out of the
ground, giving you a fresh flavor that will add uncommon pizzazz to sauces,
fresh pasta and risotto. To purely savor the Truffle incredible depth, simply
slice them into eggs for a memorable omelet.
Making luscious arugula, basil or asparagus taste even better is no challenge when they are combined and packed with the finest Italian white truffles. The pungent, earthy white truffle aroma if a perfect complement to the spice or arugula and basil and the mellow grassiness of asparagus. Your pasta will thank you!
Making luscious arugula, basil or asparagus taste even better is no challenge when they are combined and packed with the finest Italian white truffles. The pungent, earthy white truffle aroma if a perfect complement to the spice or arugula and basil and the mellow grassiness of asparagus.
Making luscious arugula, basil or asparagus taste even better is no challenge when they are combined and packed with the finest Italian white truffles. The pungent, earthy white truffle aroma if a perfect complement to the spice or arugula and basil and the mellow grassiness of asparagus.
There can’t be anything better, gastronomically speaking, than shaved black truffles over salad, eggs, sauces, pasta and risotto. Slice or grind them into your own infusions! We promise only the highest quality Italian black truffles! Are these better than sex? We’ll let you decide.
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RiceWe start with the best Arborio rice we can find and add white truffle aroma! You can use this rice as you would any premium filler; in raviolis and pasta shells, for instance. Have you ever tried white truffle rice pudding? Now’s your chance!
Welcome
to Isola Imports, Inc. where your search for gourmet Italian food, confections
and giftbaskets are just the tip of the island. We specialize in the finest
of gourmet gifts and staples Italy has to offer. Gift baskets can be created
any way you would like, as a meal, a series of snacks or a collection of vinegar
and oils. We take the art of gift baskets to a level unobtained by most companies.
With the ability to import our gift baskets ingredients directly from the source
in Italy we create the freshest and highest quality gift baskets of their kind.
Please consider our wide variety of cheese, olive oil, pesto, bread, fresh and
dry pasta truffles and vinegar. Call us and we can create the perfect gift basket
or corporate gift basket for the most discriminating taste in gift baskets.
Isola
has access to the finest imported cheese from Italy, perfect for a gift basket.
We have the finest Reggiano Parmigiano cheese and parmesan cheese. You can pick
through the Spilimbergo Stagionato cheese or a variety of Pecorino cheese. Our
cheese comes to us directly from the source in Italy and is guaranteed the best
available cheese you can find without making the cheese yourself. Excellent
for a gift basket. If you are looking for a hard to find cheese or a cheese
you may not remember the name of the cheese, please contact Isola and we will
assist in finding the cheese you are looking for from Italy for a gift basket.
Our
family ties in Italy give us the best truffles available for gift baskets. We
can create gift baskets of truffle oils and vinegar's, truffle flour and polenta,
truffle pate, whole truffles, sliced truffles and truffle rice. Gift baskets
Truffle oil and truffle vinegar make an excellent accent to salads and breads.
The exquisite truffle flavor adds depth to any food not using Truffles. Unique
truffle flour and polenta are essential for making homemade truffle pastas or
breads which you can put truffle oil on as a snack or compile into a unique
gift basket. Whole truffle is excellent in soups and sauces with its creamy
texture and flavor. Sliced truffles can be tossed into rice or you can purchase
our truffle rice. We carry or can get any truffle product available for gift
baskets or to purchase individually. Please contact us if truffles sound good
to you or you would like to try a truffle product or build a truffle gift basket.
Olive
oil is the essence of cooking in Italy. We carry on average 10 different brands
of high quality extra virgin olive oil. You could create a special olive oil
gift basket for a corporate gift that will be remembered forever. The olive
oil, each brand, are taste tested before we put the extra virgin olive oil in
our store. Gift baskets with superior product leave great impressions of receiving
olive oil in a gift basket. Really good olive oil is grown organically as olive
oil was created many years ago. An olive oil gift basket is one of the finest
gift baskets you could give. Olive oil or I should say the olive branch is the
symbol for peace and what a peaceful gift basket it would be full of extra virgin
olive oil.
Vinegar
especially balsamic vinegar is another treat rarely thought of as worthy of
a gift basket. In Italy aged balsamic vinegar's are used as a topping for ice
cream. Balsamic vinegar's are sometimes aged over 100 years and would look great
in a balsamic vinegar gift basket. Balsamic vinegar is also eaten on crisp breads
and salad. Our Balsamic vinegar gift set from Vincotta has balsamic vinegar
sampler of some of the finest vinegar on the market and perfect for a gift basket.
With eight flavors of quality balsamic vinegar's to choose from you may want
them all. Or create a balsamic vinegar gift basket.
Pesto
can be shipped fresh in our gift baskets. Pesto and tapenades are great with
crisp breads and crackers all in a custom made gift basket. Gift baskets of
ready to eat food is a gift basket worth keeping. Pesto can be used on pasta
or tossed into a salad, to make a pesto salad. Our pesto is made fresh and is
shipped fresh as pesto should be. I ccan not say enough about pesto and how
great pesto is especially to be recieved in a gift basket. Pest gift baskets
can be ordered with any condiment in our store. You can have pesto and crackers
or pesto and pasta or just a pesto and tapenade gift basket.