Crema Aroma journal

Coffee guides and stories

Clear help with choosing, brewing, storing and buying coffee — at home or for your business.

  1. · Italian pantry and bakingAlmond flour: what it is and how to bake with itAlmond flour from our own brand: what the label says, the allergens, and how to use it in cakes, biscuits and macarons.
  2. · Italian pantry and bakingYellow tomatoes: sliced, whole cherry or passata, which jar for which dish?Three jars of yellow tomatoes from Pastificio Gentile: whole cherry tomatoes, sliced and passata. What is in each and which one suits which dish.
  3. · Italian pantry and bakingWhat is calamaretti pasta, and how do you cook it?Calamaretti are short, wide rings of pasta named after little squid: what is in Gentile's pack, how long to cook it and what to serve it with.
  4. · Italian pantry and bakingPistachio, hazelnut or chestnut cream? Three Agrimontana jarsTwo nut creams made with milk and a chestnut cream made from chestnuts, sugar and vanilla: what is in each jar, how to use it, and the allergens.
  5. · Italian pantry and bakingWhich Agrimontana jar? Extra jams, fruit spreads and ZEROWhich Agrimontana jars are extra jams and which are fruit spreads, how much fruit goes into each, and how the ZERO jams with no added sugar compare.
  6. · Italian pantry and bakingWhat is spaghettone? Gentile's four spaghetti, from 1.4 mm to 2.7 mmGentile's spaghettone is 2.7 mm across and cooks in 15 to 17 minutes. Here it is next to their three thinner spaghetti, with the sauce that suits each.
  7. · Italian pantry and bakingWhich erythritol? Granulated, powdered, sticks and blendsFive forms of the same sweetener, what each one is for, how much to use in place of sugar, and what erythritol will not do in a bake.