ANGEL
The Cantabrian Sea meets the crisp freshness of puntarelle.
- Cantabrian anchovies
- Puntarelle
- Lemon
- Black pepper
ANCHOVIES, STRACCIATELLA AND PUNTARELLE BETWEEN SEA AND GARDEN
Cantabrian anchovies are the savoury heart of Angel. Slender, fleshy and intense, they bring to the panino the character of Northern Spain’s preserving tradition. Stracciatella creates the counterpoint: soft, milky and delicately sweet, it envelops the savouriness of the anchovies and prolongs their flavour in a creamier form. Then come the puntarelle, with their crisp texture and characteristic bitter note. An ingredient capable of refreshing the palate and giving the composition a more vertical dimension. The result is a composition based on three very different sensations: intense sea, soft milkiness and crisp vegetables. Angel does not seek uniformity. It seeks dialogue. Each ingredient retains its own identity and contributes to a balance that becomes evident from the very first bite.
LEMON AND PEPPER BRIGHTEN THE MARINE CHARACTER
Lemon is the touch that changes everything. It brings immediate freshness to the savouriness of the anchovies; with the stracciatella, it introduces an acidic note that makes its sweetness more distinct; with the puntarelle, it creates an even clearer transition towards the vegetal component. Pepper comes afterwards, almost like a signature. Its brief spiciness combines with the aromatic character of the anchovies and prolongs the sensation of the bite. Angel thus becomes a very precise sequence: marine savouriness comes first, stracciatella envelops it, puntarelle interrupt it with their bitter note, lemon refreshes the palate and pepper provides the finish. It is an apparently simple composition, yet full of movement. The surprise comes from the distance between the ingredients: an intense anchovy, a delicate milky creaminess and a crisp vegetable belonging to another gastronomic tradition. The result is fresh, elegant and deeply Mediterranean.
(*) Frozen product at origin.
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