Inspired by my grandmother, after a long series of attempts, in 2004 I finally succeeded in recreating her pompia filling. Later came a new, exquisite filling made not only from various citrus fruits but also from small aromatic fruits of the Myrtaceae family, more commonly known as myrtle.
Our Story
My preziosi... A story of love and passion
I Preziosi (in Sardinian: Sos Preziosos, as my grandmother called them) are sweets characterised by the use of a fruit called pompia. Pompia is not a lemon, not a grapefruit, and not a citron either — it is a citrus fruit found only in Sardinia, specifically in the municipalities of Siniscola, Posada, Torpè and Orosei. A true rarity, recognised by the scientific community since 2015 and named 'Citrus Monstruosa', a kind of monstrous lemon. In Siniscola tradition, it is used as a natural remedy but above all to prepare delicious sweets.
...in my preziosi no moulds of any kind are used — that is why they deserve the name I gave them... The decoration of the preziosi is carried out predominantly by hand; some of the tools used include tweezers, scissors, a Sardinian knife, a small bread stamp and various brass rollers. Decorating one prezioso takes about 15 minutes.