{"title":"Sicilian Pantry","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"black-lentils-from-villalba-sicily-500g","title":"Black Lentils from Villalba, Sicily – 500g","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"834\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"834\"\u003eSicilian Black Lentils from Villalba – 500g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003eThese Sicilian Black Lentils come from the countryside around Villalba, in the heart of central Sicily. 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