For the 16th of October, date od the World Food Day, we would like to confirm our philosophy oriented towards the seasonality of the product. First of all concerning fruits and vegetables, therefore the chestnuts moment has come, and a roasted chestnuts just took away from the fire is one of Autumn cult images. Obviously Italian chestnuts are very versatile for recipes too, the chestnut flour pasta is rustic and endowed with an alternative taste, great for the stuffings, on a bread slice or in a cake. Available the Marroni chestnuts variety too, a kind that stands out for the greater dimensions, the sweeter and more intense taste.

As Autumn is coming not only leaves fall from the trees, but also Chestnuts"Marroni" land on the ground. Chestnuts are not only a versatile allied in your cuisine recipes, but also an healthy food too as they contain phosphor, iron and potassium. Moreover They're a good source of vitamins too like Vitamin E,C,K and B, which are useful for the metabolism wellness. In Italy the most traditional way to taste chestnut are the "Caldarroste", that is to say roasting them as they acquire an incredibly pleasant smoked taste, which goes perfectly along with the sweetness of this kind of chestnuts.

Today we're going to introduce Italian pata negra: the Raw ham from the Calabrian Black Pork. Its similarities with the Iberian cousin are several, starting from the race of the pigs, in fact both of them have black coat, that is to say an hybrid between a wild boar and a pig. What differentiates the Calabrian black pork from the others is the slow growth of the animal, this leads to a better maturation of the meat but also to better nutritional values of raw ham containing omega 3 and omega 6 acid fats. These can normally be found only in fishes and seaweeds, their action combined in the right measure is beneficial for our health among which helping the prevention of cholesterol, diabetes and hypertension. Those its have an exceptional capacity to adapt themselves even to the most ostile ground, this is the reason why they still eat (mainly acorns, chestnuts and cereals) and live in the wild for the most of time. The consortium Nero di Calabria has put together many small selected local farm animals with the aim to give the right value and visibility to a product that has lacked in promotion and making of a brand in the past, but is as good as (or also better) other more well known high quality meats. One most exceptional product is the Raw Ham: it can be season up to 36 months having all the olfactory and taste characteristics which make it resembles Iberian jamon, with a sweet and creamy fat which melts in your mouth incredibly. Nero di Calabria products are completely artisanal, challenging the request of complete homogenization and homogeneity of tastes requires by the global markets.

The Calabria black pigs come from 20 selected breeders among the Sila mounts in the wild, they eat what they can get themselves from nature like hazelnuts or chestnuts. Their processing is handmade, and the result are exceptional meat full of good fats.