We knew that the day would come when we had to face a tough challenge.

For a long while we thought it was an impossible dream: To create an ambient Basil Pesto that really did look and taste like the freshly made stuff found in Liguria. ‘You must be joking! It stands to reason THAT can’t be done’. Well it can and we’ve done it.

No compromises.
No prisoners taken.
No excuses.

No playing safe by tipping our culinary hat to what passes for Basil Pesto in the UK, whether on the ambient or chilled shelves. We wanted to achieve as near to ‘the real thing’ as possible.

There we were, in Rapallo, along the Liguria coast savouring this mythical plate of ‘Lasagne al Pesto’ and feeling both ecstatic and guilty at the same time. How could we look ourselves in the face if we didn’t try harder to bring you the real thing as well?

So here it is.

It’s a bit like discovering that the colours of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel once cleaned, are far stronger than all the previous experts on Michelangelo had imagined.

We await your reaction with bated breath!