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Brontedolci - Brontoncini - Assorted Soft Nougat - 8.8 oz.
Regular price $19.00 USDRegular price$21.50 USDSale price $19.00 USDSale
About Brontedolci
- Based in
- Bronte, Sicily, Italy
- Founded
- 1997
- Known for
- torrone and pistachio sweets from Bronte
Antonino Caruso and the brothers Pietro and Giuseppe Bellitto were childhood friends from Bronte who worked in local bars and pastry shops in the early 1970s. Caruso opened a small pastry shop in Bronte, and the Bellittos started a pastry workshop in Maletto. In 1997 the three joined forces as Brontedolci, at first a small torrone workshop. Their children now work in the business, and a move to a new plant brought modern equipment.
Pistachio runs through the range alongside torrone, which is traditionally set out with espresso after dinner.
Brontedolci questions
Where is Brontedolci from?
Bronte, a town in the province of Catania, Sicily, between Mount Etna and the Nebrodi mountains. Bronte is known for pistachios: the Bronte pistachio has held the EU's PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) mark since 2009, which means only nuts grown around Bronte, Adrano and Biancavilla can use the name, and the trees are harvested only every other year. Pistachio runs through Brontedolci's range.
What is torrone?
Torrone is Italian nougat, made from honey, sugar and egg white with toasted nuts. Depending on the recipe it can be soft and chewy, called morbido, or hard and brittle, called duro. It is a traditional Christmas sweet in Italy, and Brontedolci began in 1997 as a small torrone workshop in Bronte.
