{"title":"Maria Grammatico","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"tomato-paste-maria-grammatico","title":"Maria Grammatico Estratto di Pomodoro","description":"\u003ch2\u003eItalian Tomato Paste, Made the Authentic Way\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Grammatico \u003cem\u003eestratto di pomodoro\u003c\/em\u003e is a tomato paste like no other. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is still made the old fashioned way with three key ingredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e San Marzano tomatoes, Sicilian sun and time. The result is a \u003cstrong\u003erich, brick-red, umami-packed paste that adds instant concentrated tomato flavor with just a spoonful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003ealmost\u003c\/em\u003e magical paste \u003cstrong\u003estarts with ripe tomatoes that are carefully ground by hand\u003c\/strong\u003e and then spread on \u003cem\u003etaulieri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wooden boards seasoned with years of tomato-drying. The boards are placed on the rooftop of Maria's pasticceria under the hot summer sun to dry for 8 to 10 days. Each evening at dusk, the boards are placed inside to prevent any night moisture damaging the drying paste. The paste is folded everyday with a large flat wooden spatula and placed back on the roof at sunrise. The turning of the paste is done twice daily for even drying and achieving the right paste consistency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the paste is just right, it is \u003cstrong\u003esalted with Sicilian sea salt from Trapani and transferred to large clay jars\u003c\/strong\u003e, called \u003cem\u003ecandari\u003c\/em\u003e, and covered in a layer of Sicilian extra virgin olive oil to preserve its color and intensity of flavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike commercial tomato paste which is heavily-pasteurized to ease the canning process, \u003cstrong\u003eMaria's is unpasteurized and hand-packed\u003c\/strong\u003e, the way it's always been done (this means the lids won't be \"compressed\", like some jarred preserves).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maria Grammatico","offers":[{"title":"3.5 oz, 100g","offer_id":33847122945,"sku":"55100","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"14 oz, 400 g","offer_id":33847123009,"sku":"55101","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1935\/9089\/products\/maria-grammatico-estratto-di-pomodoro-group_1.jpg?v=1538089916"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.markethallfoods.mom\/collections\/maria-grammatico.oembed","provider":"Market Hall Foods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}