I’m not sure too many of my East Coast friends have heard of Ilvento’s Sauce. I know I had not heard of it until recently! This product has not only been featured on Good Morning America it was also one of Oprah’s favorite things this past holiday season! I don’t follow Oprah, but I will confess I do check out her favorite thing’s list each season!
Ilvento’s started in 1933 and is still going strong. The sauce is made in southern California with no additives or preservatives and is all natural. I like this product already!
Let’s talk about their different sauces. It’s not just one sauce, but they have four different sauces. The first sauce is the Original Sugo Marinara that is described as sweet with garlic and basil. They also have an Arrabbiata sauce that they describe as their spiciest sauce of all. Next is the Dal Pietro sauce that is savory and rich that would go well with lamb or with your favorite lasagna recipe. Any mushroom fans out there? The last sauce is a mushroom Boscariolo that is made with whole mushrooms and that is popular with the vegans of the world!
Now that you know a little bit about the product, are you wondering how it tasted? I tried the Dal Pietro and it was exactly the way as they described it…rich and savory! I have to say the second I opened the jar the smell was just incredible of the herbs and spices flowing from the jar. I have never experienced this with any other jarred sauce. I have to say at that point I was getting a little excited about tasting the sauce! I served this over pasta with pork sausage (my boys like a hearty dinner). After the sausage had browned I added the sauce and brought it to a simmer. We all sat down for dinner and Jim asked if this was going on the blog. I said “yes it is” then he asked “what’s in the sauce”. I told him it was from a jar, he said “no way, that is not from a jar”. I said “it is” and he continued on and on with me until I finally took the jar out of the recycling bin to prove it to him! The sauce truly was that good! Full of flavor, bold seasoning and not the super sweet you typically get from jarred sauces. The last time I had a sauce this good was at a restaurant in the north end of Boston!
With all of that being said and the most amazing flavor I have ever tasted out of a jar I have to tell you…the price is not cheap! This can been purchased from their website with various combinations or single jars. A combination pack with one of each flavor is $36.95 plus shipping. It would be about ten dollars a jar, that is definitely much more than I spend on any sauce and not an amount I would spend all the time but I have to say it was good enough to bring me back for more
www.ilventos.com
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