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Trigu Italia connects food artisans directly with Chefs and consumers.
We aim to have the fewest number of hands touching product from supplier to consumer. Our philosophy is human-to-human: return to the basics, respect nature and humanity.
This is the Sardinian way.
Trigu Italia offers more money to the artisan, better prices for the consumer and fresher, healthier and more genuine ingredients on the table.
We deliver from the dairy to the chef, store or consumer, with special packing, respecting artisans, their products, and their craft.The artisans we work with respect ancient traditions and their products are the best expression of Terroir Sardo and culinary traditions.
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Riso Gioiello
Cooking Time 15-20 min (Parboil)
Black or in this case purple rice owes its original color to precious antioxidants. It is a versatile whole grain rice, appreciated for its starch content. Riso Gioiello is perfect for meat, seafood, vegetable or cheese dishes. Chefs are even using this rice in desserts. You can literally paint with the sauce it gives off.
Riso Carnaroli Classico
Cooking Time 14-16 min
Riso Carnaroli is the most widespread variety in Italy, considered by many chefs and food lovers “The King of Rice”. Cooking methods: perfect to prepare a typical risotto with meat or seafood as well as salads.
Riso Integrale
Cooking Time 40-45 min
Brown rice is appreciated for its high fiber content. Its grains maintain great shape and consistency even after being cooked. Cooking methods: perfect to prepare a soup, boiled meat and salads as well as risotto. In order to reduce cooking time, pressure cooking is highly recommended.
Riso Aromatico
Cooking Time 13-15 min
Aromatic rice is highly appreciated for its freshly-baked bread fragrance during cooking. The Passiu Aromatic rice is similar to Basmati. Cooking methods: perfect to prepare meat or seafood dishes as well as accompanying other courses.
SWEET AND SOUR EGGPLANT CREAM
95 gr
Freshly harvested auberginescoming from controlled and zero km agriculture, they are transformed in our kitchen into a smooth and sweet and sour cream, ideal for accompanying meat-based dishes or for filling delicious gourmet sandwiches.
FOGU
95 gr
From the Roman culinary tradition, our idea of the “Fogu” angry sauce was born which translated from the dialect of our island, Sardinia, means fire. It is a sauce obtained from the perfect synergy between ripe red pepper and hot pepper, we at Ayo’ have dedicated this sauce to the most daring palates, ideal for flavoring your sauces or to accompany aged cheeses so as to bring out the umami flavor.
SWEET AND SOUR YELLOW PEPPER
95 gr
The bright yellow color of this cream perfectly reflects the creativity of our island. The sun-ripened yellow peppers are processed by the expert hands of our cooks, homogenized with sugar and vinegar which give them their sweet and sour taste. Ayo’ yellow pepper cream gives a touch of color and a delicate taste to all your dishes, especially those based on fish, if fried it’s better!
GREEN SAUCE
95 gr
Our parsley sauce is a tribute to the Piedmontese gastronomic tradition and is a full and rich condiment. A cream with a fresh flavor given by the presence of parsley, onion and capers that add character to all your dishes. Tradition has it that it is served with boiled meat or hard-boiled eggs, we at Ayo’ also see it well in gourmet dishes and aperitifs to accompany croutons and salami.
GARDEN DELIGHT
180 gr
Simple and genuine, our DELIZIA DEL ORTO owes its name to the ingredients used for its production: the classic vegetables from the garden. A mix of flavors and colors that are enhanced by the unmistakable taste of cloves with their strong, sweet, flowery scent and peppery hint that gives this preserve a “warm” sensation and an inviting exotic and festive aspect. With its delicious flavour, it is excellent as an appetizer, as a side dish and as a dressing for cold rice and pasta salads.
OLIEDDA
180 gr
Piccole olive denocciolate, raccolte al giusto grado di maturazione, condite e conservate in olio di girasole per non alterarne il gusto delicato. Sono ottime da consumare durante l’aperitivo o da usare come antipasto. Sono perfette per condire insalate fredde di pasta o di riso e come ingredienti nella preparazione di gustosi sughi e di secondi piatti.
CHILI PEPPERS FILLED WITH TUNA AND CAPERS
180 gr
Our chillies are born from a careful selection of the raw material, processed manually in the best tradition of Mediterranean cuisine and stuffed by hand by our cooks with a cream of tuna and capers, excellent for enhancing a platter of cold cuts and cheeses or to accompany a good glass of wine.
FREGULOSA, ORGANIC PASTA AND BEANS, LENTILS OR CHICKPEAS
95 gr
The fregulose line was born from the desire to rediscover and make known to the world the millenary traditions of our land, Sardinia. Recipes that were once considered poor, we revisit them in the light of our international vocation to give them a rich taste. A perfectly combined mix with the unique flavor of Fregula, a typical pasta of Italian gastronomy, and legumes, herbs and spices.
How to make a good soup: Pour the contents of the bag into 650 ml of cold water, add salt and bring to the boil for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. At the end of cooking add if you want a drizzle of olive oil.
Fiocco
3 Kg 6.6 lb
Aged for 1 to 3 months.
Cheese produced with pasteurized Goat’s milk. Smooth cheese , white in color with a hole here and there. Sweet and delicate taste with tones of pine nuts, lemon grass and earth. Great for melting.
Lentischio
3 Kg 6.6 lb
Aged for 4 to 12 months.
Produced with goat’s milk exclusively from the hills of Gerrei, characterized by a wide variety of herbs that gives the cheese its delicate flavor of pine nuts, earth and grass.
Sassai
3 Kg 6.6 lb
Aged for 1 to 3 months.
Young Pecorino cheese. Subtle with tones of butter, grass and even artichoke. The cheese is white-light yellow, soft and compact with a hole here and there. Excellent for roasting, melting or for dessert with honey. A great pizza cheese as well.
Su Entu
5 Kg 11 lb
Aged for 4 to 12 months.
Made with lamb rennet, which gives the cheese its kick. Creamy in texture for such an aged cheese. Rustic rind. Earth, nuts, grass, Su Entu is a classic representation of the Sardinian aged Pecorino. Good for both grating and eating as is.
Sheep or Goat
Reduced salt, soft and creamy. Once you taste our ricotta salata, you will be hooked for good!
Selvaggia*
0,45 Kg 1 lb | 2,2 Kg 5 lb
Goat ricotta salata. Soft, delicate with the right balance of acidity. A Chef absolute favorite for salads, pizzas and more. Limited Availability.
Ricordo*
0,45 Kg 1 lb | 2,2 Kg 5 lb
Sheep ricotta salata. Available plain in 1lb cones or 5 pound wheels. Also available in 1 lb cones with Sardinian organic hot pepper, or smoked. I eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Try on Pane Carasau with a drizzle of olive oil or even grated on your steak and of course on your pasta alla Norma!
* All of our ricotta salatas are hand made and by simply heating up the whey and adding Sardinian sea salt.
Selvaggio
2,7 Kg 6 lb
Aged for 6 months.
Delicate in flavor for such a mature goat cheese. Chefs LOVE cooking with Selvaggio.
Granaresu
6,8 Kg 15 lb
Aged for 12 months.
Mix of Sardinian cow and sheep’s milk. Tastes in between a Parmigiano and Pecorino. Very popular in Europe and the USA. Black rind (old style).
La Goccia
2,7 Kg 6 lb
Pecorino Semi stagionato (6 months).
Nutty and sweet with a nice creamy texture for a 6 month cheese. Good for grating and or slicing.
Super Cuscusa
5 Kg 11lb | 10 Kg 22 lb
Raw Milk Pecorino with no less than 45 days of ageing. The cheese is compact and light yellow with intermittent holes due to the use of raw milk. Super Cuscusa, like all the Cuscusa cheeses, are perfect expressions of the territory they come from. It is becoming more and more difficult to find cheeses made this way as raw milk production is more difficult and expensive. We also have found that many people digest these cheeses better compared to more traditional pasteurized cheese.
Serzela
4,2 Kg 9.5 lb
Sheep or Sheep and Goat milk mix, raw, organic milk, aged from 3 to 6 months. This is a compact white-yellow cheese with intermittent holes. The cheese has a nice bite to it as it ages and the mixed version is a wonderful reflection of the Cuscusa farm as they have 700 sheep and 300 goats. This cheese is available smoked as well, similar to how Fiore Sardo is made.
Sa Cuguzzua Pecora
6,5 Kg 14.3 lb
Sheep or Sheep and Goat milk mix, raw, organic milk, aged from 3to 12months. This is a compact white-yellow cheese with intermittent holes. The cheese has a nice bite to it as it ages. Sa Cuguzza tends to be a touch less salty than Serzela and since the wheels are bigger, the cheese tends to be a bit more creamy.
Fiore Sardo DOP
3,5 Kg 7.7 lb
FIORE SARDO is the traditional shepherd’s cheese. It is one of the 4 Sardinian DOPs. In this case it is made with raw milk, lamb rennet and no less than 4 months of ageing. Fiore is always smoked as well, following the tradition of the shepherd who stored the cheese in his hut , getting smoked naturally by the same fire the shepherd used for cooking and for heat. The Cuscusa Fiore has a nice bite to it and as it ages it gets harder for grating.
Gemmefigu
4,5 Kg 10 lb
30 day Pecorino or Mixed Sheep and Goat or Goat. Aged 30 days. Fresh cheese good for melting or for a milder cheese. Gemmefigu can be made with more or less salt depending on preference.
Pastura
Bottles size: 0,75 It
Grade: 13,5 %
Hand picked organic vermentino grapes from the Cuscusa Vineyard. Pastura is a “volcanic wine”, so a nice clean mineral wine with tones of white fruits and hay. 40% less sulfites than traditional wines. Fermentation and ageing is done in stainless steel tanks in line with the Sardinian and Cuscusa wine making tradition. Perfect with Seafood or with lighter meat dishes. Serve cool. This is one of our favorite Sardinian Vermentinos, perfect in its simplicity.
Crobia
Bottle size: 0,75 It
Grade: 14 %
Organic Cannonau with a deep red color and aromas of raspberry and blackberries and also tones of Mediterranean plants. Not as Tannic or as dark red as many Cannonaus. Perfect with Charcuterie, cheese, red meat and soups with beans. Fermentation and ageing is done in stainless steel. Sardinian Cannonaus can be overpowering and heavy on the tannins. This Cannonau is much smoother and more “amabile” for this category of wine, making it a much more versatile red wine.
L’Aigos
5 Kg 11 lb
Aged 6-15 month’s Goat cheese.
Nutty, earth, delicate with a white paste. The more aged versions become spicy with a long range of flavors.
L’Aigos with Truffles
5 Kg 11 lb
Aged 6-15 months, Goat cheese.
Same as Aigos with thinly sliced Umbrian truffles. The combination of aged goat cheese and Truffles makes this one of our favorite cheeses to the widest range of customers. People cannot get enough of this cheese! In fact, every year, this cheese sells out.
L’Armentosu with Truffles
5 Kg 11 lb
Aged 6-15 months, Pecorino cheese.
Fragrant pearl-colored paste, a result of the combination between the black truffle and the spicy aftertaste of veal rennet. Most Pecorino and Caprinos “with truffles” are made with Truffle oil that is injected once the cheese is finished. Our Caprino and Pecorinos with truffles are made with real truffles from the beginning of making the cheese, making for a much more harmonious and magic combination of flavors. Out of stock until May 2022.
Nero di Gonos
Tondo di Cagliari
Semidana and Paschiscedda
Bottarga
Available in ¼ to 1 lb whole pieces, 80 gram jars or 500 gram grated restaurant service packs.
We hand pick our bottarga weekly, allowing you to choose size and texture (harder for grating, softer for slicing. In Sardinia we use Bottarga with fish dishes as Northern Italians do with Parmiggiano on meat and vegetable dishes.
Squid Ink
Jars in 0.07, 7 and 14 liquid ounces
Our Squid Ink is black in color with no hints of brown as in some jarred inks. The texture is homogenous, creamy and sweet.
Canned Sea Urchin
1.94 and 2.45 liquid ounces
Since 2015 Smeralda has developed a method to sterilize and can Sea Urchin, maintaining its creamy texture and color and sweet savory taste.
Salis Canned Red Tuna Filet
330 grams
Once a year the Red Tuna run in front of the island of Carlo Forte and Sant’Antioco and the Sardinians fish these Tuna as has been done for centuries. We have chosen the filet which is a versatile , delicious product good for both pastas and salads. Also available upon request are: Ventresca and Buzzonaglia (blood line Tuna).
Available upon request
Sardinian Capers-Small-Medium or Caper Berry-Cappero Selargino
Pane Carasau, Pane Pistoccu
Sardinian Saffron
Sardinian Spices
Lentischio Oil
Sardinian Honeys sweet and Bitter
Sardinian Jams
Sardinian handmade pastas: Fregula, Filindeu, Maloreddus, Lorighittas
Sardinian Wine Tasting boxes
6 to 12 bottles of red and white Sardinian wine best representing the territory
Sardinian Olive Oil sample box
6 bottles of different representative Sardinian Olive Oils
Gift Boxes
We take pride in sending carefully selected artisan gift boxes,
packed with our favorite flavors from the island.
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