EMILIA FOOD LOVE

Andrea and Rossella, originally from Calabria, found in Emilia a place to start a family. During their 2011 honeymoon on the US East Coast, they searched for the flavors of home in supermarkets, delis, and food stalls. That trip left an idea that, following their daughter’s birth in 2014 and meetings with small producers, took shape as EMILIA FOOD LOVE.

The shop brings together Italian foods selected from Quattro Castella, in the province of Reggio Emilia. Its starting point is Emilian cooking, although the catalog also includes Tuscan specialties. The offering allows a pantry to be built around cheese, pasta, cured meats, condiments, and sweets, with collections connecting each product to a way of cooking or sharing.

Parmigiano Reggiano PDO has a central role. There are pieces of different ages, including eighteen, twenty-four, thirty-six, and forty-eight months, alongside tasting sets and whole or half wheels. Traditional cheeses broaden the selection with mild and strong provolone, caciotta, and Apennine pecorinos, plus aged, cave-aged, and truffle varieties.

Fresh pasta includes cappelletti or tortellini, anolini, and pumpkin or green tortelli. Dry pasta adds pici, penne, pappardelle, spaghetti, and egg formats. Part of the selection uses wheat germ and bronze-die extrusion, a technique giving the surface a rough texture. Carbonara, cacio e pepe, and garlic-and-tomato pici kits bring together ingredients for specific dishes.

Pizza bases offer another route into Italian cooking: classic, sheet-pan, paddle, and pinsa formats, alongside tasting sets. Tomato sauces and passata, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and cured meats complete the savory side. The catalog’s breadth allows pantry products to be combined with cheese or fresh pasta, bringing together ingredients for a meal at home.

Sweet offerings include almond, fig, chocolate, or apple, raisin, and cinnamon cantucci, alongside cookies and chocolate spreads. Compotes explore combinations such as peach and sage, apricot and rosemary, or pear and balsamic. Preserved fruit, honey, and saffron develop other collections; sets of several jars allow flavors to be compared or a gift to be assembled.

Tools accompany the selection with cheese knives, graters, boards, and storage containers. EMILIA FOOD LOVE is a project of 4 FOOD SRL, based in Quattro Castella. Online sales include gift sections and a business channel, while the brand’s cookbook extends the purchase with ideas for using the ingredients.