{"title":"Antonio Mattei Biscuit Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSugar, eggs, flour, almonds and pine nuts, these since 1858 have been the ingredients of the most famous cookies in \u003cstrong\u003ePrato\u003c\/strong\u003e, since in Via Ricasoli 22, \u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Mattei \u003c\/strong\u003eopened his Biscuit Factory with resale,and began baking a \u003cstrong\u003edry almond cookie\u003c\/strong\u003e, creating his own original recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThus began the story of a very strong, bond between the Biscuit Factory and the city. For more than a century and a half there has been no real, Sunday or \"holiday\" in the homes of Prato without the '\u003cstrong\u003eblue bag\u003c\/strong\u003e'. The fame of Mattei's products quickly spread beyond city and regional borders thanks to such accolades as the \u003cstrong\u003emedal of merit\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1861 \u003cstrong\u003eat the Italian Exposition\u003c\/strong\u003e, the\u003cstrong\u003especial mention at the Universal Exposition in Paris \u003c\/strong\u003ein 1867. In addition to Artusi, the Biscotti di Prato have had illustrious fans: Malaparte, Ardengo Soffici, Sem Benelli, Hermann Hesse; and Presidents Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Bill Clinton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1908 the business passed to Ernesto Pandolfini, who had been working at the Biscottificio for some time and continued along the same line of high quality and creativity as the founder. Ernesto conceived and developed new products, such as the candied Filone, the Brutti Buoni, the Biscotto della Salute. Today the company that produces the of almond cookies is carried on by \u003cstrong\u003efour siblings\u003c\/strong\u003eElisabetta, Francesco, Letizia and Marcella Pandolfini.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the past few years, new recipes, such as the one with \u003cstrong\u003echocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e, or with the addition \u003cstrong\u003eof almonds and pistachios\u003c\/strong\u003e, the latest novelty is the one with \u003cstrong\u003ePGI Piedmont hazelnuts\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/destination-gusto-produzione.myshopify.com\/en\/collections\/biscottificio-antonio-mattei.oembed","provider":"Destination Gusto","version":"1.0","type":"link"}