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San Pellegrino Chinotto Chino FULL CASE, 24 x 6.75 fl oz, Glass Bottles

Original price $36.95 - Original price $36.95
Original price
$36.95
$36.95 - $36.95
Current price $36.95
SKU 80067634
San Pellegrino Chinotto (Chino) FULL CASE
  • Net Weight: 24 x 6.75 fl oz Glass Bottle
  • Product of Italy

The chinotto is a small round citrus fruit, about the size of a ping pong ball. Its bitterish taste gives it a unique and distinctive flavour which means it is not ideal to eat on its own. Instead, an extract of the bittersweet chinotto fruit is used to produce the popular Italian beverage that bears the fruit’s name and makes it totally unique.

Chinotto is one of the citrus fruits that is not well known outside Italy. It originates from the orange from which it gets its aromatic taste and intense perfume that is typical of Sicilian citrus.

The botanical name for chinotto is Citrus Myrtifolia. The plant’s green leaves, which closely resemble those of the Myrtus, together with its fragrant white flowers, make it very popular as a decorative plant.

When growing chinotto fruit starts off a bright green colour and its skin gradually turns orange towards June, as it matures. As with all citrus fruits, the ideal climate is the very heart of Mediterranean. The combination of climates resulting from the hilly landscape and the sea give the fruit its breathtaking mix of colours.

There are various ways to enjoy chinotto: it is used as a natural flavouring agent and as the main ingredient in jams, sweets and candied fruits.

Candying chinottos (bitter oranges) allows them to be used all year round, even in places where these precious citrus fruits can’t be grown. You do not need any particular ingredients or complex tools, but just a little bit of patience as it will take a fairly long time.

To be candied, the chinottos are first pierced and then placed in water for two days so that they lose some of their excessively bitter taste. Then the chinottos are boiled in water for about five minutes. After that the chinottos are immersed in a hot sugar-and-water syrup for a few minutes and then are left to rest for a whole day. This final operation is repeated about five times. Finally the chinotto and syrup mixture is sealed in glass preserving jars.

Customer Reviews

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Anonymous
Great product

Properly packed.. Delicious product

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Frank Konhaus
Spectacular beverage

Ever since a friend gave me a taste of Chinotto I have been mad for it, and it’s very hard to find as it is not widely imported. Finding it at piccolo gastronomia was a revelation, and I bought three cases. A truly unique, subtle, and delicious taste.

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Tiziana Russo
Signed Sealed Delivered

Thank you so much!! Since moving from NY/NJ area I was so disappointed in the lack of Italian products where I now live. But I was able to order a FULL case of San Pellegrino Chinotto AND get it super fast in PERFECT condition. I will continue to order all my must have Italian products from Piccolo”s.

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Richard H.
Chinotto: delizioso!

We first tasted San Pellegrino Chinotto while vacationing in Italy (specifically, outside the Cathedral in Siena). Fell in love with the wonderful balance of sweet and bitter...like drinking a Coke that has more depth, and without the cloying sweetness of Coke. Not so easy to find this in the States, and was VERY happy to find it here at Piccolo's Gastronomia. So nice to occasionally pull one out to sip while we take a moment out of the busyness of our days.

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JohnnyT
delicious!

I first experienced this great drink in Italy, and I just had to have it! I'm so glad to have found it at Piccolo's, and I will be ordering it again! Because of the shipping cost, it's a bit pricey but, it serves me as a non-alcoholic cocktail alternative, and so to me it's well worth the cost. It is not-sweet, and has an unusual taste; I just love it!

Customer Reviews

Based on 25 reviews
96%
(24)
4%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
A
Anonymous
Great product

Properly packed.. Delicious product

F
Frank Konhaus
Spectacular beverage

Ever since a friend gave me a taste of Chinotto I have been mad for it, and it’s very hard to find as it is not widely imported. Finding it at piccolo gastronomia was a revelation, and I bought three cases. A truly unique, subtle, and delicious taste.

T
Tiziana Russo
Signed Sealed Delivered

Thank you so much!! Since moving from NY/NJ area I was so disappointed in the lack of Italian products where I now live. But I was able to order a FULL case of San Pellegrino Chinotto AND get it super fast in PERFECT condition. I will continue to order all my must have Italian products from Piccolo”s.

R
Richard H.
Chinotto: delizioso!

We first tasted San Pellegrino Chinotto while vacationing in Italy (specifically, outside the Cathedral in Siena). Fell in love with the wonderful balance of sweet and bitter...like drinking a Coke that has more depth, and without the cloying sweetness of Coke. Not so easy to find this in the States, and was VERY happy to find it here at Piccolo's Gastronomia. So nice to occasionally pull one out to sip while we take a moment out of the busyness of our days.

J
JohnnyT
delicious!

I first experienced this great drink in Italy, and I just had to have it! I'm so glad to have found it at Piccolo's, and I will be ordering it again! Because of the shipping cost, it's a bit pricey but, it serves me as a non-alcoholic cocktail alternative, and so to me it's well worth the cost. It is not-sweet, and has an unusual taste; I just love it!

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