There’s a whole world of high-quality Italian products at the best prices in Watamu, with the arrival of the August container shipment from Italy via Taste Italy. This well-known importer, with twenty years’ experience in the most popular resort in the region and which supplies the majority of tourist accommodation, is always open to the public, Monday to Saturday during shop opening hours, offering the very best of a range of products selected and chosen directly by the owners in Italy.
As well as a vast selection of red, white and sparkling wines (including the excellent Valdobbiadene DOC Prosecco from Cardinali), Aperol, grappa, amari and liqueurs, Taste Italy offers a variety of high-quality pasta, such as D’Apuzzo bronze-cut pasta and Di Martino from Gragnano; alongside classic long and short pasta (including Barilla and De Cecco), there are paccheri, fusilloni and conchiglioni rigati.
As well as other classic products such as Mulino Bianco biscuits, EstaThe, Nutella, Saclà preserves and pickles, and much more, at Taste Italy you’ll find artisanal gems such as Piedmontese breadsticks, ‘lingue di suocera’, traditional polenta and rice. And that’s not all: Rudy’s premium washing powders, detergents, soaps and shower gels, as well as home accessories, coffee makers and Italian cutlery.
Finally, there’s a focus on pets: with a strong emphasis on Monge, Italy’s leading dog food brand, as well as other brands. A visit to the shop in the centre of Watamu is always a surprise, and you always leave with something that makes you happy – whether it’s a little treat or something you actually needed.