Ever wonder what it would be like to pursue your passion for cooking to the furthest degree? Such is the story of artisan Paola Calciolari, a pharmacist from the Old Town of Mantova, who gave it all up to start a small cooking school in 1991. In 1996, her devoted students demanded that she avail her homemade preserves, mostarde and antipasti to the public and a small storefront arose at the school. Today, Paola operates a small Laboratorio dedicated to the innovative presentations of antique recipes. All of the fruit and vegetables in her products are harvested and cleaned by hand. All are preservative-and-additive free.A carefully measured piquant flavor profile and ideal, smooth consistency make for an extremely versatile mostarda. Delicious paired with aged cheeses, sausages and boiled meats.
