Galumpia Salad Dressing

One taste of this elixir and your salad eating days will be forever changed. Honestly, Galumpia is that good. Its parmesan cheese base, combined with the heat of cracked pepper and vinegar will have your taste buds sitting straight up in their chair. This is a no-holds-bar dressing that does not fool around with flavor and combined with fresh greens it will make your salad an unforgettable experience.

This is the new, shelf stable version of the original recipe which was sold a year or two ago to a local outfit called Vermont Wholesome Foods. The recipe is remarkably close to the original which we carried since we opened our doors over 15 years ago.

Size: 12oz

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Galumpia-the dressing, the legend

"It is, quite simply, a fabulous salad dressing. Probably the only product we have carried non-stop since we opened in 1992, because we love it so much! Beyond the incredibly ugly packaging lies a parmesan-enhanced vinaigrette that makes you want to eat salad and vegetable sticks every day. "

I wrote these words a few years ago when our first sign went missing, before Old Man Galumpia (Mario DiGregorio) retired from the salad dressing buisiness due to poor eyesight and severe arthritis. The original Galumpia used to be hand delivered by Mario and was made in those squat plastic opaque quart jugs that you might see apple cider or orange juice in-honestly, it was the most bizarre but most beloved item we have sold here at WFM.

We were without his magic elixer for almost two years, during which time we fielded almost weekly questions as to its availability. Then Joe Vulo bought the recipe and started producing Galumpia once again (Our Hero!) Is it exactly the same? No, of course not. For one thing, the label is fancier, and it's bottled in glass. It no longer looks like it was produced in somebody's backyard still by the light of the moon. It's a little less sharp (Mario used to boast "Heartburn IS added" to his recipe). But by God, it's close enough for me. I think it's great, and I'm thrilled to be able to eat it every day once again.