Menaica Anchovy Paté

From Menaica anchovies in salt, a Slow Food Presidium (80%), with olive oil, vinegar and garlic

The essence of the Mediterranean's finest anchovies in an intense cream: a teaspoon, and every dish changes register.

Menaica Anchovy Paté from Menaica Anchovies

Menaica Anchovy Pâté is the most concentrated form of Pisciotta's excellence: Menaica anchovies in salt, a Slow Food Presidium (Engraulis encrasicolus, FAO 37.1.3)—caught using the ancient menaica method, using gillnets and driftnets—make up 80% of the jar, creamed with olive oil, vinegar, and garlic. The result is a flavorful, deep cream, with a bold character and a velvety texture, delivering all the noble flavor of cured anchovies in a single teaspoon. Perfect for appetizers, first courses, savory pies, and fillings: it's a cooking secret that, once discovered, you'll never abandon.
 
 
 

The roots of this Anchovy Paté are deep in tradition

Anchovy paste has a surprising history that begins at the sea and climbs the mountains: for centuries, anchovy traders traveled the "salt routes" from the Ligurian and Provençal coasts to the valleys of Piedmont, bringing barrels of salted anchovies that became the heart of bagna cauda—the warm sauce of anchovies, garlic, and oil that Piedmont's peasants have rallied around for generations—and of Provençal anchoïade, its cousin from across the Alps. Crushed anchovies are, in short, the oldest "stock cube" in the Mediterranean: the fifth taste before umami had a name. This pâté brings that knowledge back to the noblest possible source: not just any anchovies, but those of Cilento's Menaica, a Slow Food Presidium, ready-made in a cream.
 
 
 

Choosing Anchovy Paté means taking care of yourself

This pâté is a powerhouse of functionality as well as flavor: Menaica anchovies provide 14,08 g of protein per 100 g, along with the omega-3-rich fat from the blue fish, complemented by olive oil. Its true virtue is its yield: just a few grams are enough to flavor an entire dish, replacing stock cubes, commercial seasonings, and—in many recipes—much of the added salt, with an ingredient that is simply expertly prepared fish. Vinegar and garlic, the world's two oldest natural preservatives, complete a list of ingredients that can be read in one breath: anchovies, oil, vinegar, garlic. Nothing else.
 
 
 

How to Best Use: Menaica Anchovy Pâté

• THE APERITIF Pâté DUO – Two small bowls and hot croutons: this paté is for lovers of strong flavours, the Tuna Pate for delicate palates: accompanied with Vivavì Mantonico PGI very cold and the seafood aperitif is served.
• INSTANT SPAGHETTO WITH ANCHOVY – Melt a spoonful of paté in hot oil with chilli pepper: it's the ready-made condiment for the Spaghetti Senatore Cappelli® Organic at home, to be completed with toasted breadcrumbs and flakes of Little Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil for the rich version.
• THE BAGNA CAUDA OF CILENTO – Gently heat the paté with plenty of oil and garlic: it is the bagna cauda ready in five minutes for winter crudités and for sliced ​​vegetables. Organic Tomato Sauce just seared: purists add a whole fillet of Menaica Anchovies in Slowfood Extra Virgin Olive Oil to melt into the sauce.

The Producer: Menaica Anchovies

Alici di Menaica is the artisanal workshop of Donatella Marino and Vittorio Rambaldo in Pisciotta, Cilento: a family of fishermen who preserve the ancient menaica fishing tradition and hand-transform a few boxes of anchovies a night into Slow Food Presidium delicacies—right down to this creamy essence.
 
 
 

Ingredients

Salted Menaica anchovies, Slow Food Presidium (Engraulis encrasicolus) FAO 37.1.3 (80%), olive oil (15%), vinegar, garlic. Allergens: FISH.

Fishing method: Menaica — gillnets and similar nets, driftnets (GND).
 
 
 

Nutritional Values ​​(average values ​​per 100g of product)

• Energy: 888 kJ / 214 kcal
• Fat: 19,38 g, of which saturated fatty acids: 11,03 g
• Carbohydrates: 10 g, of which sugars: 0 g
• Protein: 14,08 g
• Salt: 7,17 g

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