The story of the Fiasconaro brothers began about 65 years ago and is a constantly developing modern fairy tale.
It was the year 1953 when Mario Fiasconaro opened a small artisan gelato workshop in Castelbuono, a medieval jewel in the heart of the Madonie Park. In those days the modern refrigerators did not exist and people used snow to make ice cream.
Nicola – an excellent pastry chef – received numerous prizes and was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of the town of Avola, in the province of Syracuse, for his work as the ambassador of Sicilian specialities in the world, among which is the panettone cake, decorated with almonds from the Syracusan village.
The pride and joy of the Fiasconaro Brothers is, in fact, the panettone. It comes in a variety of delicious flavours, including pistachio, Modica chocolate, and the typical manna of Castelbuono (sap of ash tree).
The now-famous panettone Fiasconaro was born from Nicola’s visionary idea, who firmly believed in the idea of creating a Sicilian version of the traditional Christmas cake from Milan.
The panettone Fiasconaro – always of the highest quality – is home-made using mother yeast and leavened for a minimum of 36 hours. This process, as well as the genuine ingredients and the lack of preservatives or chemical additives, give the cake its unique fragrance and lightness.
Features
You can find in different flavors as Coffe, Almonds, Chocolate, Figs, Pistacchio, Manna.
And also in special cases, as the one signed by Dolce&Gabbana.
Company Profile
Poggio del Re, a family-owned, Italian, Sicilian- based company, since 1982. It is a history of tradition and a history of a family. Owned by Piro family, since 1982, when the founder Antonio Piro, started up selling confectionery products in Castelbuono surroundings, a small village in the fabulous Madonie Park in Sicily, in Italy. For almost 40 years we have been selecting the best food to satisfy the taste of thousands of Italian households. Their trust is what carries our sacrifices on. Recently, we have been exploring the possibility of widening our sight over the borders of Italy. We have been working in a door-to-door service in the province of Palermo, visiting all the bars, restaurants, winery, coffe shops, “signora Maria” shop every single week, with our classic brands and our new proposals. We work mainly with small size manufacturers, very focused on the quality and adaptable to our needs. The selections of the suppliers is made by our experts to guarantee always a high quality level. Food is our expertise.
