Stuffed baby artichoke  are an exceptional quality artisan preserved in oil composed of fresh artichokes, drilled in the center and stuffed with dried tomatoes, all of their own cultivation, from vegetables to olives used  to produce extra virgin olive oil.

Artisanal preserves obtained by manual processing of fresh artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes, without the addition of preservatives. After cleaning, the artichokes and tomatoes are blanched in water and vinegar, squeezed thoroughly, put in jars and covered with extra virgin olive oil.

Ingredients: artichokes, dried tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, wine vinegar.

THE PRODUCER: The Belfiore family has been farming since the 1800s. Their farm, the Azienda Mirogallo, is on 70 acres of land in Lucania, the southern portion of Basilicata.Matera’s surrounding area is knows as Lucana, a very fertile valley dotted with family farms, locally named “Masserie.”

The Mirogallo family is specialized in the cultivation and preservation of heirloom varieties of fruit and vegetable from which they hand-make very high quality pantry products. Everything is put in a jar by Masseria Mirogallo comes from the fields around and the only preservatives that are used are vine- gar and salt. Every summer, the Mirogallo farm is bustling with many farm-workers hand harvesting perfectly sun-ripe fruit and vegetables. Inside the old white washed farm building, a state-of- the-art kitchen transforms the bounty of every day into a wide array of jars of all color and sizes.