Food, especially vegetable food, treated and packaged in such a way that it can be stored for a long time without its characteristics being altered.
italian pronunciation: /con·sèr·va//
Vania Vicentini, a collaborator of Azienda Agricola Senga, explains how her company manages to produce long-lasting, km0 preserves without the addition of any preservatives: just great expertise in the preparation and careful selection of raw materials.
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