A Better Way to Eat Mackerel
Caught during the chilliest months of the year aboard the Atlante boat, Sicilian Wild Mackerel is mackerel the way it should be: firm, pure, plump, and clean-tasting, never bitter …
Mayonnaise with Anchovies and Balsamic Vinegar
Mariangela Montanari from La Ca Dal Non in Modena inspired us to create this addictive mayonnaise with anchovies and balsamic vinegar. Now we’re using it …
Zucchini Blossoms with Ricotta, Anchovies, and Lemon
For a few weeks every summer, you can find beautiful, bright orange zucchini blossoms gracing the farmers’ market stalls. Their conical shape and large size …
Midnight Pantry Pasta: La Spaghettata di Mezzanotte
Midnight pantry pasta, or “la spaghettata di mezzanotte” is an Italian institution that is basically aglio e olio on steroids. This is the meal you …
Looking for Sustainable Mackerel in Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
When the weather turns cold in Sicily, mackerel season begins. This is when the Testa family steers their boats, the Futura Prima and the Atlante, …
The Italian Secret to a Better Tuna Salad
There are tuna salads… and then there is this tuna salad. This is the Italian classic tonno e fagioli duo: white beans and tuna, done the …
The Great Anchovy Showdown: Salted VS in Oil
Anchovies: they’re small, salty, and seriously misunderstood. Toss out every memory of the tin‑can, fishy funk. The two anchovies we get in from Italy are fished …
🐟 Testa Sgombro: New York Times Top Pick
Our favorite Sicilian mackerel is officially NYT-approved! After tasting 109 tins + jars for their Best Tinned Fish selection, the Wirecutter editors at the New …
Charred Cabbage with Anchovy Almond Sauce and Fried Capers
Meet your new favorite charred cabbage recipe! We’ve given this winter vegetable the Gusti treatment with the umami sauce of our dreams. Blend together sweet, …
Testa Conserve Sgombro in New York Times Wirecutter
2024 was the year of tinned fish in the US, but that’s old news for Italia. We’ve been eating preserved tuna and anchovies for generations! …
We Won the Oscars of Food
Drumroll, please… There’s a new star in the specialty food hall of fame: just a few months after debuting in the US, Testa Bluefin Tuna has …
This Pasta tastes even better the next day
The first time we cooked this pasta fredda (Italian for cold pasta salad), the whole Gusti team was in our Bronx HQ and we needed a 5-minute …
Testa Conserve Takes Gold at the SOFI Awards
The word’s out: Testa Conserve makes the best preserved bluefin tuna known to humanity. Their filetti di tonno rosso in extra virgin olive oil took …
No Waste Bluefin Tuna
The Testas are a family of tuna nerds. They fish tuna. They can tuna. They eat tuna. They educate about tuna. By law, they have just …
From Sicilia: the most perfect Anchovy?
These are the most perfect anchovies we’ve ever tasted. There, we said it. When our anchovy skeptic friends tasted them, they came back for more. …
Bluefin Tuna by Testa Conserve in Forbes Italia
They know what’s up over at Forbes Italia: they named Testa Conserve and their bluefin tuna one of the top 100 “Eccellenze Italiane” in the …
Spaghetti alla Carrettiera (alla Romana)
This recipe for Spaghetti alla Carrettiera (alla Romana) is the fruit of a collab with our amica Isabel, better known by her art name @leftburner. …
Bluefin Tuna and Cannellini White Bean Salad
With ingredients as special as Sicilian bluefin tuna fillets and organic cannellini white beans, you don’t need much else. This simple, luxurious salad is inspired …
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