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Each box includes a selection of artisanal products from around the nation that feature unique heritage ingredients from the Slow Food Ark of Taste. 20% of the proceeds from this box go to Slow Food USA to support good, clean and fair food for all.
The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing these foods, we support crucial biodiversity in keeping them in production and on our plates.
20% of proceeds from each box go to Slow Food USA to support programs like the National Resilience Fund which provides direct financial support to vital businesses and workers in community-based food systems.
This limited edition collection of artisanal and earth-friendly foods will make your tongue dance and your spirit soar. Explore delicious, hand-selected and unique products featuring heritage ingredients from the Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste.
*Snail denotes Ark of Taste Ingredients.
Jimmy Red Corn is thought to have been grown by Native Americans long before it was a Lowcountry staple. Over the years people forgot about the delicious ruby grain. Luckily, a James Island seed saver got his hands on it and a Southern chef made it his mission to bring it back. (1.5 lb)
This iconic Lowcountry cooking and finishing oil is a flavorful and aromatic ancestor of sesame oil. Benne seed was brought to the US from Africa by enslaved people and was an important food source for them. The use of benne oil in kitchens throughout the South gave way to its status as a regional favorite at the time. Heirloom benne was brought back from near extinction in 2009 and is prized for its complex flavor. (2 oz)
Native American tepary beans have been grown for thousands of years in the Sonoran Desert. The black tepary is a rare variety born from the ancient tradition of separating the black seeds before planting white or brown teparies. They are a delicious heirloom alternative to conventional black beans. (1lb)
As the only wild chile native to the US, the chiltepin is sometimes called the “mother of all peppers.” It has a long history in the US-Mexico borderlands and has been traditionally used as food, medicine and in food preservation. It is rated very hot—8-9 on pungency scales—and has a distinctively smoky bite. (1oz)
We've partnered with Slow Food USA for this limited edition seasonal box. Slow Food inspires individuals and communities to change the world through food that is good, clean and fair for all. Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how our food choices affect the world around us.
