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Marconi - Hot Giardiniera - 16 oz.
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Marconi - Mild Giardiniera - 16 oz.
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Marconi - Hot Sliced Cherry Peppers - 16 oz.
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About Marconi
- Based in
- Des Plaines, Illinois
- Founded
- 1898
- Known for
- Chicago-style giardiniera
In 1898 Vincent Formusa, an Italian immigrant newly settled in Chicago, began importing Sicilian foods. Vincent later widened the business with his son Peter, adding pickled vegetables, olive and vegetable oils, tomatoes and pasta. The family business, V. Formusa Co. and Marconi Foods, is now based in Des Plaines, Illinois, with the fourth generation in its leadership.
Marconi calls its giardiniera a staple across Chicagoland and the cornerstone of the Italian beef sandwich. Chicago-style giardiniera is small pieces of vegetables pickled and then kept in oil, and since it has no true recipe, each maker sets its own heat and blend.
Pile giardiniera on beef, sausage or a muffuletta-style sandwich, spoon it onto pizza, or toss pickled peppers into pasta and pan sauces.
Marconi questions
What is giardiniera?
In Italian, giardiniera can mean an assortment of vegetables preserved in vinegar. The Chicago kind, which Marconi makes, is small pieces of vegetables such as cauliflower and peppers, pickled and then packed in oil, and it is crunchy and spreadable, with some versions hot and some not. It goes on an Italian beef sandwich or a slice of pizza, or is eaten on its own as an antipasto, an Italian starter course.
What is a Chicago Italian beef sandwich?
Italian beef is a sandwich invented in Chicago. It is ordered dipped in savory jus, the seasoned juices from cooking the meat, and topped with hot giardiniera or sweet peppers. Marconi, part of a Chicago family food business founded in 1898, calls its giardiniera the cornerstone of the Italian beef sandwich.
