VINUM HIPPOCRATICUM WINE JELLY
(without alcohol)
In the old days Vinum Hyppocraticum was a popular drink in Europe and considered a Medicinal Liqueur, it was prepared with the infusion of selected spices in a generous red wine. The original receipt of this liqueur is the base of this jelly. The wine utilized is Refosco dal peduncolo rosso in which a bouquet of spices have been soaked for 15 days, during the dealcoholizing process a special chili sauce is added to enrich the spicy taste with a hot character, which makes this jelly a fusion between the traditional Central European taste and the Mediterranean chili and garlic flavor.
This fusion of culinary traditions results in a unique jelly studied to be combined with smoked ham, smoked poultry, lamb meat, hot sausages, very strong cheese and also bitter dark chocolate.