Black truffle and porcini mushroom spread. Pair with taralli crackers or your preferred, lightly flavored bread or cracker. Also an amazing topping for pasta or polenta. (Toscana, Central Italy)

Taralli crackers, a traditional Southern Italian snack, made with garlic, spicy red pepper and extra virgin olive oil. Perfect for snacking along with the truffle spread, grilled sweet peppers, vegetable antipasto and semi sun dried tomatoes. (Puglia, Southern Italy)

Grilled Italian sweet peppers or vegetable antipasto marinated in extra virgin olive oil, sunflower seed oil, wine vinegar and spices. Create appetizer plate by cutting into smaller pieces alongside semi sun dried tomatoes and taralli. See accompanying panino recipe. (Lazio, Central Italy)

Semi-sun dried tomatoes marinated in sunflower seed oil, white wine vinegar, onions and spices. Top salads or chop and sauté briefly for a quick polenta or pasta sauce. See accompanying chicken recipe. (Le Marche, Central Italy)

Milk chocolate and white chocolate bar with a touch of pistachio, a favorite Sicilian flavor. (Piemonte, Northern Italy)