Perché Ci Credo Olive & Caper Pasta Sauce
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Sugo No. 6 from Perché Ci Credo — a classic Salentine olive and caper pasta sauce, made the way it has always been made in the kitchens of southern Puglia. Italian tomatoes are the foundation, balanced by the deep saline punch of black olives, the sharp herbal lift of capers, soft onion, fennel, and good extra virgin olive oil. No added sugar. No preservatives. No additives, no colourings, no shortcuts — just the ingredients of a Salentine kitchen, prepared properly and finished into a jar.
The brilliance of this sauce sits in the balance. Olive and caper combinations can be one-note when done badly — flat, briny, dominated by the cure. Perché Ci Credo's version uses the tomato as the lead and the olives, capers and fennel as the supporting cast — a structure that gives the sauce depth and savoury weight while keeping the tomato bright and forward. The fennel does important work here: it adds a faint anise-like aromatic note that lifts the heaviness off the cure and gives the finished dish its long, complex finish. Stirred through hot pasta the sauce coats every strand, and one jar is enough for 3–4 portions of pasta — a proper supper for the whole family with no fuss.
This is the sauce to reach for when you want a serious plate of pasta in 10 minutes, and proof that an artisan jarred sauce at this quality is a different category from the mass-market alternative.
Producer: Perché Ci Credo, Lecce, Salento, Puglia, Italy
Tomato content: 78%
Ingredients: Tomato 78% (Italy), black olive 7%, capers 4%, onion, extra virgin olive oil, fennel, salt
No added: Sugar, preservatives, colourings or additives
Net: 330g Serves: 3–4 with 350g of pasta
Allergens: None
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate after opening and consume within 3 days
