Christmas Italian Style
 If you’re looking for an alternative to brandy soaked fruit cake and stodgy Christmas pud this Yule try things Italian style. Carluccio’s have an impressive range of tasty treats and stylish foody gift ideas. There are loads of goodies to choose from but here are our favourites.
There’s nothing wrong with the tradition, rich great British Christmas cake but if you fancy a lighter European alternative try Carluccio’s Panettone Tradizionale. This traditional Italian Christmas cake made with butter, sultanas, candied orange and citrus peel is delicious and won’t bust a gut. The panettone originates from Milan where it is traditionally baked in the Autumn. It is the perfect Christmas holiday cake, light and delicate with the aroma of almonds and spices. It also comes with rum or in delicious Cappuccino flavour for the coffee enthusiast and it retails at £13.95.
If you’ve got a hankering for something sweeter we’d recommend either Fichi Ricoperti di Cioccolato, figs stuffed with candied orange and walnuts, dipped in bitter chocolate or Nocini ,walnuts from Southern Siciiy sandwiched with marzipan, coffee cream and dipped in bitter chocolate (£9.95 each).
Finally, if you’re looking for a special culinary gift we’d recommend the Lui e Lei oil and vinegar Box which contains 10 year balsamic vinegar 25CL, Il Padrone- a Tuscan Extra Virgin Oil 50CL, Two oil pourers (£28.00). But if you’ve got £100 to spend and you really want to impress then go all out on the Per I Coniscitori Gourmet Box, containing Alba Truffles, Risotto Rice with Truffle, Truffle Butter, Pecorini cheese and Caper Biscuits, Peaches in Dolcetto Wine, 25 Year Balsamic Vinegar, Garda Trentino Evo Oil, Truffle Tagliolini Egg Pasta and a bottle of Fonterutoli Chianti Classico. Yum!
For stockist information or to order online visit www.carluccios.com
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