We here at Great Ciao find it isn’t always easy to talk about ourselves. So when people ask for an introduction, we usually defer to the products we carry. Like our taleggio. We think it is unlike any other to be found this side of Italy. Aged in abandoned copper mines instead of in the hold of a cargo ship, its delicate flavor is redolent of fresh baked bread, hints of earth and copper. Topping that off is a richness and creaminess ensured by the artisans who hand ladle the curd into the cheese forms. But the main thing that makes our taleggio special is that it is exactly like the one you would find on a good friend’s dinner table in Lombardy. The products on the other thirty pages of our product list are like this-- simply the elements of earth and air gathered into the folds of culture and rendered into the finest and most authentic foods around. And of course, we get them from there to here in time for you to fully enjoy their more ephemeral and alluring qualities. In the end finding the genuine article isn’t as easy as you’d think. But at Great Ciao the single mindedness of the true believer always prevails. Don’t rely on faith alone as proof though: Taste.

 

CHEESES
  (THIS IS A REPRESENTATIVE LIST. PLEASE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.)
    AMERICAN FARMSTEAD AND ARTISAN CHEESE
    UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND/ NEAL'S YARD DAIRY
    FRENCH CHEESE
             FRENCH FARMSTEAD AND ARTISAN CHEESES HAND SELECTED BY CHANTAL PLASSE
             FRENCH FARMSTEAD AND ARTISAN CHEESES HAND SELECTED BY PASCAL BEILLEVAIRE
    ITALIAN CHEESE
             ITALIAN FARMSTEAD AND ARTISAN CHEESE HAND SELECTED BY LUIGI GUFFANTI
             FARMSTEAD PARMIGIANO REGGIANO, DOP
    NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM
    SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE CHEESE
    SWISS CHEESE
    OTHER CHEESE STUFF
CHOCOLATE
    BLANXART CHOCOLATE FROM SPAIN
    CALLEBAUT CHOCOLATE FROM BELGIUM
    DOMORI CHOCOLATE FROM ITALY
    MICHEL CLUIZEL CHOCOLATE FROM FRANCE
    PRALUS CHOCOLATE FROM FRANCE
    SCHARFFEN BERGER CHOCOLATE FROM THE US
    VALRHONA CHOCOLATE FROM FRANCE
    OTHER CONFECTIONS
COCOA PRODUCTS
  HOT COCOA DRINK MIX
  COCOA BUTTER AND COCOA POWDER
CRACKERS
BUTTER AND YOGURT
    EMMI YOGURT FROM SWITZERLAND
SEAFOOD PRODUCTS
  ANCHOVIES
  BOQUERONES--WHITE ANCHOVIES FROM ASTURIAS
  TUNA
  OTHER ASSORTED SEAFOOD
FRUIT
  BOIRON FROZEN FRUIT PUREES FROM FRANCE
  DRIED AND FROZEN FRUIT
  FRUIT GARNISHES, SYRUPS, CAKES, AND PASTES
  JAMS, JELLIES, AND PRESERVES
    RIGONI DI ASIAGO CERTIFIED ORGANIC ITALIAN JAMS. MADE FROM 100% FRUIT
  MUSTARDOS
    LE TAMERICI MUSTARDOS FROM ITALY. HAND CUT AND PACKED FRUIT.
    MUSSINI
TRUFFLE AND MUSHROOM PRODUCTS
  DRIED MUSHROOOMS
  OIL
  WHOLE TRUFFLES, PIECES, AND PASTES
  TRUFFLE HONEY, SALT, AND GARNISHES
GRAIN AND LEGUME PRODUCTS
  BEANS
  LENTILS
  POLENTA
  RICE, RISOTTO
  OTHER GRAIN PRODUCTS
HONEY, HONEYCOMB, BEE POLLEN
  AMES FARM SINGLE SOURCE HONEY, WATERTOWN, MN
  FIOR DI FRUTTA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HONEY
  FRANCA FRANZONI SINGLE SOURCE HONEY
  OTHER SINGLE VARIETAL HONEYS
FRESH AND PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS
  SPANISH STYLE MEATS
  COLUMBUS SALAMI
    COLUMBUS RETAIL SIZED CHUBS
    COLUMBUS MOLD ON TRADITIONAL SALUMETTI
  DUCK AND FOIE GRAS
  FABRIQUE DELICE
  FRA'MANI HANDCRAFTED SALUMI AND FRESH SAUSAGE-- NO NITRATES/NITRITES
  PROSCUITTO AND HAM
  HIDDEN STREAM PORK PRODUCTS, ELGIN, MN
  NIMAN RANCH MEAT PRODUCTS
  SALUMERIA BIELLESE, BROOKLYN, NY
NUT PRODUCTS
  NUT OIL
  NUT PASTES AND PUREES
  WHOLE NUTS
OILS
  SPECIALTY OILS
  EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
    EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FROM FRANCE
    EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FROM ITALY
    EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FROM SPAIN
    OTHER EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OILS
JAPANESE INGREDIENTS
OLIVES
  BARNER FRESH OLIVES FROM FRANCE
  CINQUINA OLIVES FROM ITALY
  LE SICILIANISSIME OLIVES FROM ITALY
  MIGUEL & VALENTINO OLIVES FROM SPAIN
  ORTO CORI OLIVES FROM ITALY
  OLE OLIVES FROM SPAIN
  PRIORAT NATUR OLIVES FROM SPAIN
  ROI OLIVES AND TAPENADES FROM ITALY
  XENIA OLIVES AND TAPENADES FROM GREECE
PASTA
  PASTIFICIO MARELLA
  IL POZZO DEL RE
  RUSTICHELLA D'ABRUZZO
  CASINO DI CAPRAFICO
  D'ALLASANDRO
  FAELLA
  MARONI & MARILUNGO EGG PASTA
  MATIZ
  RUSSO
PASTRY
  LOUIS FRANCOISE (MOST ITEMS BY SPECIAL ORDER ONLY. PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABILITY.)
  SEVAROME (MOST ITEMS BY SPECIAL ORDER ONLY. PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABILITY.)
SALT
SPICES
CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES
  MAYONNAISE BASED SAUCES
  MUSTARD
    DELOUIS & FILS
    FALLOT
  WILD COUNTRY MAPLE SYRUP, LUTSEN, MN
  OTHER SAUCES
  ARAMONT STOCK BASES
SUGAR
DRIED, CANNED, PRESERVED TOMATOES AND TOMATO PASTE
VANILLA
VEGETABLES
VINEGAR
  TRADITIONAL BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND BALSAMIC CONDIMENT
    BONISSIMA
    COMPAGNIA DEL MONTALE
    DEL CRISTO
    ELSA
    GIUSTI
    LEONARDI
    MALPIGHI
    MASSERIE
    MUSSINI
    RUSTICHELLA
    SAN GIACOMO
  SHERRY VINEGAR
  OTHER VINEGARS
    ACETORIUM
    BANYULS
    J. LEBLANC
    MENGAZZOLI
BEVERAGES
  FRUIT JUICE
  SPARKLING JUICE AND POP
  WATER
    
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