»Love at First Bite«
Hand-made cantucci without artificial flavouring Manufactured in Basel (Switzerland) according to the original Italian recipe.
Cantucci – or Biscotti di Prato – are traditional Italian almond biscuits from the province of Prato near Florence. As with “zwieback” biscuits, they are baked twice over, first as oblong shapes and then in slices, which makes them crumbly and durable.
Cantucci-Shop
Order more than 2 packages and we will mail your favourite cantucci directly to you. We currently only ship to Switzerland, please send requests for shipping abroad to bakery@zappa-lotta.ch.Fixed shipping costs for Switzerland: CHF 10.00 per order.Products marked with * can only be delivered on pre-order from a quantity of 20 pieces. Please send enquiries to bakery@zappa-lotta.ch.-
Cantucci Classic, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
Cantucci Classic & Chocolate, 180 g
CHF 19.00 buy now -
Cantucci Rosemary, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
Cantucci Anise, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
* Cantucci Chocolate Pepper, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
Cantucci Orange with Chocolate, 180 g
CHF 19.00 buy now -
Cantucci Pink Pepper, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
Cantucci Orange, 180 g
CHF 17.00 buy now -
* Cantucci Ginger & Lemon, 180 g
CHF 17.00 buy now -
* Cantucci Thyme Blossoms, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
* Cantucci Mallow Blossoms Extra Blue, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
Cantucci Cranberries, 180g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
* Cantucci Caraway, 180 g
CHF 14.40 buy now -
* Cantucci Classic – vegan, 180g
CHF 14.40 buy now
The fusion of the typical almond and vanilla aroma of cantucci
with spices, flowers and fruits are delicate bursts of taste that
can be enjoyed individually or combined with coffee, tea, wine,
Vin Santo wine, gin or vermouth to evoke a «Mmmmmh».
News from the bakery!
The Wabe3 shop in Zurich-Wiedikon is buzzing with selected Swiss products: Design pieces, ceramics, fine food and inspiring cookery books! And surprise, surprise, there is now also a selection of Zappa & Lotta Cantucci. It’s no coincidence that the Cantucci stand next to a bottle of sloe liqueur: sloe liqueur has an intense, fruity sweetness … Continued
Thanks to a new collaboration with the Schweizer Salinen, the fine Cantucci from Zappa & Lotta can now also be bought in the shop in Pratteln and even in the shop at the salt mine in Bex, in the canton of Vaud. Sel des Alpes harmonises perfectly with the Cantucci: it creates an exciting contrast … Continued
Bank CIC Basel ordered our fine Cantucci Classic as a gift for their employees: saying “thank you” in a classy and flavourful way is best done with our Cantucci, be it as an employee or customer gift – or just like that. And we say THANK YOU Bank CIC, for this fantastic and much appreciated … Continued
People from Bad Ragaz! Attention! Our Cantucci are now also available in the heart of your little town, in the charming Bookshop Bad Ragaz! We are delighted to be working with Sabine & Nadine Loop, who are curating the shop with wonderfully hand-picked books and also lovingly furnishing a gift corner! And there they are: … Continued
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Our retail partners
Manor, Basel
Stadt Land Korb
Bioflix, Basel
Choose, Basel
Donati, Basel
Blumen au Bouquet AG
Buchladen, Bad Ragaz
Jelmoli, Zürich
Laudenbacher, La Punt und Pontresina
Studinger Milch- und Käsespezialitäten, Biel-Benken
New: Wabe 3, Zürich
New: Swiss Saline Visiting Centre, Pratteln
New: Swiss Saline Salt Mine, Bex
For corporate customers
Our cantucci are an excellent gift for customers, partners and employees. Special packaging, packaging units and logo branding or tailormade messages on the packaging are all possible. We will be happy to send you an offer and suggestions.
We look forward to hearing from you:
andrea@zappa-lotta.ch oder +41 (0)78 886 92 26.
SUSTAINABILITY
For us, appreciation starts at home in our region. We produce in Basel and consciously source raw materials from Switzerland, Austria and Germany. We also support regional small farmers. Other raw, fair-trade materials are procured from small farmers’ cooperatives in Greece, the Balkans, Brazil, Madagascar and Nepal, among other places.
About
Zappa & Lotta – the story
Like many stories, this one started during the 1st lockdown.
As jobs simply dissolved into thin air, because events were no longer being held,
Andrea pulled a long-cherished idea for this project out of the drawer (at last!).
Once upon a time, the idea of baking cantucci was just a hobby coupled with an authentic enthusiasm for inventing new flavours. So every year, family and friends were treated to new and different flavour variations.
Thrilled with the basic recipe, I was driven by curiosity to see how cantucci could be varied in taste.
– Andrea
Andrea experimented for a long time on different recipes until she perfected the symbiosis between the traditional Italian cantucci recipe and the new flavours, which were courageously enriched either by fresh fruits or spices and flowers.
The famous Basel confectionery Beschle, established 1898, produces the Cantucci exactly according to Andrea’s recipes. With a great love of passion, craftsmanship and perfectionism. And all made entirely by hand.
Individual instead of industrial! The Cantucci from Zappa & Lotta. Love at first bite…
My principles are: Regionality as far as possible, organic and/or fair trade.
The spices come exclusively from organic cultivation or are collected in the wild. In this way, I support small farmers from Switzerland and all over the world. We produce “on demand”, as the products are free from artificial flavourings or additives and can be kept for at least six months and up to a year if stored correctly.
I have a great desire to break new ground with the Cantucci creations, develop further products and expand distribution. Basel is world-famous for its art and culture – and also for its confectionery. I look forward to enriching Basel’s baking culture with another creation that will one day hopefully conquer Switzerland and the world.
My motto:
“Do it with passion & a smile – and doors will open“
