Why You’ll Love This

This sauce brings together three flavors Sicily does exceptionally well: ripe tomatoes, briny olives, and capers. The tomato base is rich and naturally sweet, while finely cut olives and capers add savory depth and a lively salty finish. It tastes complete straight from the jar, making it an easy way to create a pasta dish with the character of puttanesca without assembling a long list of ingredients.

What Makes It Special

Tudia makes the sauce with 81% siccagno tomatoes, 8% olives, 4% capers, onion, extra virgin olive oil, wine, basil, parsley, garlic, oregano, and pepper. Siccagno tomatoes are grown in the dry interior of Sicily without irrigation, where limited water encourages the fruit to develop concentrated flavor and natural sweetness. The olives and capers are present in generous proportions, so they contribute real texture and character rather than serving as background seasoning.

Perfect Pairings

Pair it with spaghetti, linguine, bucatini, tuna, swordfish, shrimp, grilled chicken, roasted eggplant, zucchini, white beans, fresh mozzarella, ricotta salata, Pecorino Romano, or crusty bread.

Serving Ideas

Warm gently and toss with spaghetti, adding a splash of pasta water before finishing with parsley and grated Pecorino. Spoon it over seared swordfish or tuna, use it as the base for baked fish, fold it into rice, or simmer with white beans for a quick pantry supper. It also makes a flavorful topping for bruschetta, pizza, or roasted vegetables.

About the Producer

Tudia is a small family producer in Sicily’s Madonie region with roots dating to 1964. The company grows its own siccagno tomatoes and transforms them into sauces and traditional Sicilian specialties that emphasize the concentrated flavor of the fruit and the ingredients of the island’s pantry.

Tasting Notes: Concentrated tomato, briny olive, tangy caper, garlic, oregano, savory herbs

Country: Italy