Kitchen garden mania: Italians similar to First Lady Michelle Obama. And to preserve the fruit and vegetables produced Quattro Stagioni glass jars!

The news of Michelle Obama’s decision tocovers with matching ribbons. Together, they
create a biological kitchen garden in the Whiteconstitute an original gift idea. The set is rounded
House has travelled the globe. Thousands ofoff by a printed guide with useful hints on
Americans are following her example andpreserving food, as well as a whole series of
rediscovering the pleasures of preparingimaginative recipes for budding in-house chefs.
home-grown and home-made jams andFor more than thirty years now, these glass food
preserved foods. In Italy making home-grownstorage containers have been bywords for quality.
sauces and preserves of all kinds is a flourishingThe perfect join between the jar and its lid
habit, as revealed by the latest national statisticalguarantees a hermetic vacuum seal that is ideal
institute’s data: this shows that 37% offor maintaining the goodness of the food inside.
Italians spend part of their free time cultivatingSpecially developed and designed to offer easier
fruit and vegetables, especially in the summer.handling, the lid has a high rim and is edged with
Rocco Bormioli’s solution for maintaining themastic. Thanks to an elegant relief decoration the
genuine naturalness of home-grown produceglass containers are also particularly attractive in
comes in the shape of the Quattro Stagioni rangeappearance. Quattro Stagioni jars are made of
of jars and lids. These combine the virtues ofthick and sturdy glass and are classic expressions
traditional preserving techniques with the safetyof Bormioli Rocco experience and expertise.
of modern vacuum storage.For further information – on these and other
To go with its glass jars, this year the companyDivisione Casa products, including glassware and
has produced a kit containing delightful fabric lidtable accessories – visit the website.