A food storage well organized is synonymous with saving – how many times did you buy tomato sauce when you already had it at home? -, of health – follow the seasons for fresh products means quality and genuine raw materials -, and of variety.

But what should never be missing in a respectable dispensation, especially during the winter season? Let's start from the basics. In a pantry really ready for any eventuality – even the invasion of the group of friends hungry at midnight -, there must always be: salt, sugar, extra virgin olive oil, flour (for bread, pizza and sweets), yeast, spices, pickles, tomato sauce, milk, pasta, rice, coffee, tea, preserves, jam, honey, biscuits and canned food.

To these products, in winter, add these too must have!

legumes

In winter, legumes are truly comfort food par excellence. Perfect to be eaten alone, as a side dish, they are the ingredient that can not be left out in soups or vegetable soups. Highly proteinic and satiating, always keep in the pantry beans, chickpeas and lentils.

Cereals

Even cereals are the ingredient that gives that extra touch to soups, a favorite dish on cold winter evenings. Kamut, buckwheat, but also spelled and barley: with a handful added to the minestrone, fill up with health and vitamins and minerals. With barley, you can cook too the orzotto, excellent with aromatic herbs or orange flavored, typical of this season.

Seasonal vegetables and fruit

Who said that winter is poor in fruit and vegetable varieties? At the market you can buy: artichokes, late radicchio, savoy cabbages, cabbage, cauliflower and leeks. As fruit, eaten oranges, kiwis, apples.

Tea and herbal teas

One of the best winter rituals is to pamper yourself with a hot one Evening herbal tea or an afternoon tea, in front of the fireplace. To be offered to visiting guests, always keep a wide range of infusions to be served with biscuits. The tastes? Black tea, green tea (antioxidant), but also a fennel and licorice herbal tea, digestive after party fights.