GOOD FARMING MAKES GOOD INGREDIENTS

Sometimes we forget that the first, simple principle to choose and experience good food is to know where it comes from and how it has been grown. For us, this learning represents the beginning of an adventurous trip that brought us in the search of good, clean, extraordinary raw ingredients.

MORE THAN 130 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Blanqa™ is an idea of the Padova family: four generations of almond and olive growers also known as “Mastri di San Basilio”. A story born in Sicily: a unique island, where agriculture means far more than growing plants. Since 1888 our family dealt with lands, weather, people, experiences, aiming to make the best possible agriculture in total respect for the territory and is natural life cicle.

GOING STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE AND KNOW
THE PEOPLE, THE LANDS, THE FARMING

At Blanqa™ we put our know-how in agriculture at the service of the most exigent chefs or simple gourmets. We do this by sourcing the best raw materials in their original habitat. Knowing the people, the lands, the farming first, we select the produces. The same raw materials we use to make our semi-finished and finished products complete our offer of gastronomic excellence.

KNOW THE PEOPLE

It is amazing how a farmer can affect the final quality outcome of his produce, either in a positive or negative way. Getting to know the farmer/producer well will tell us a lot before we are going to taste and assess his products. Yep, in the digital era it is still a matter of “good vibes”. Awesome, isn’t it?

KNOW THE “GENIUS”

Genius loci is Latin for “talent of the place”. In our case talent is the “miracle match” between soil, position, plant genes and weather. This is what differentiates an extraordinary ingredient from an ordinary one.

KNOW THE MATERIA

We are not talking about rocket-science here, but to be real enjoyment, food must be seen from a serious angle. On these premises we harness the state of the art in food research laboratories, all of them have SINAL and ISO certifications.
Our food passes two tests:
- Sensorial (must have outstanding taste features);
- Chemical (must be clean and healthy).