Fabbri Amarena Cherries in Syrup, 600g Opaline Jar

A dark, glossy cherry dropped into a Manhattan does more than any maraschino can, and on a slice of cheesecake it turns a plain dessert into the one people remember. That cherry is almost always a Fabbri amarena. Foodistribute supplies the Fabbri amarena cherries in syrup in the 600g opaline jar, the white-and-blue jar pastry chefs and bartenders recognise on sight, to cafes, restaurants and caterers as well as home cooks chasing the same result. We have run a specialty food marketplace since 1998, and this is one of the Italian names we carry for kitchens that want the genuine cherry rather than a glacé stand-in.

What an Amarena cherry actually is

Amarena is a wild, sour cherry, and that tartness is the whole point of it. Fabbri takes the small black cherries, pits them, and semi-candies them in a heavy syrup, so each one stays soft and keeps a balance of sweet against a faint bitterness that a sugared cocktail cherry never has. The result is intensely coloured, with a texture that holds its shape on a spoon or a stick rather than collapsing. The 600g jar gives a working kitchen a usable quantity of both the cherries and the syrup, which is as prized as the fruit itself.

How chefs and bartenders use them

In the pastry kitchen the cherries fold through gelato, sit on a cheesecake or panna cotta, and run through a tiramisu or a Black Forest build, while the syrup gets spooned over vanilla ice cream. Behind the bar they are the upgrade cherry: a single amarena with a little syrup finishes a Manhattan, an Old Fashioned or a Negroni far better than a bright-red garnish. They also earn a place on a cheese board, where the sweet-sour fruit cuts a rich blue or a fior di latte. The same jar covers all of it, which is why one ends up in most serious dessert and cocktail kitchens.

Ordering and delivery

The Fabbri amarena cherries sit in our Chocolate & Patisserie range on the online store, and you order the 600g jar through the shop or by email. The current price is the one shown on the product page, since it moves with supply. Foodistribute is Sydney-based and we deliver Australia-wide, reaching Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, the ACT, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Newcastle. Order it on the same account as the rest of your pantry, with 24/7 online support if you need a hand or want to source something not yet listed.