The central idea of our box is to offer you all the ingredients for a Spanish-style aperitif (or several) in one BOX. And for this, we couldn't miss pa amb tomàquet (literally, tomato bread), one of the simplest yet most famous snacks in Catalan culinary culture.

To prepare it, all you need is a high-quality organic extra-virgin olive oil and a pure tomato sauce, which you'll find in our gift box. All you'll need are slices of toasted farmhouse bread and a pinch of salt and pepper to spice things up and create this Catalan culinary institution. And, of course, add one or more slices of 100% Iberian bellota ham for even more pleasure!

Olive oil, the essential ingredient for tomato bread

For our gourmet set, we've chosen an organic extra-virgin olive oil from Extramadura in southern Spain, produced by Baeturia Organic, a reference on the Spanish gourmet market. This extra-virgin organic olive oil is ideal for preparing pa amb tomàquet: an intense yellow-green color, a sweet, very fruity flavor, without the pungency or bitterness characteristic of oils from southern Spain that makes it very pleasant to the palate, and a very high fatty acid content that makes this olive oil one of the most perfect that can be obtained in the various Spanish olive-growing areas.

To spread on the slices of bread, you'll need a dollop of fresh tomato sauce made with the finest tomatoes from the Rosara artisanal cannery in the heart of Navarre (northern Spain). It's a simple product, but essential in the making of tomato bread.

KIT APÉRITIF PA AMB TOMAQUET COMME EN CATALOGNE

KIT TO PREPARE THE PA AMB TOMÀQUET (CATALAN BREAD WITH TOMATO)