It has Just arrived directly from Chianni (Pisa) for you the Tuscan finocchiona by La Cinta di Guido. Typical product of the region, with a origin from people’s story and tradition, linked to necessities which often in the past turned up to be new discoveries in culinary and gastronomic field. La Finocchiona (fennel salami) - La Cinta di Guido is an handmade cold cut endowed with a delicate but not invasive fennel flavor, which combines with the cinta sense dop meat without substituting it, obtaining a perfectly balanced harmony of tastes.

La Cinta di Guido stuff has just arrived to our stock, directly from Tuscany. Cold cuts like Guanciale (jowl bacon) - La Cinta di Guido, Rigatino di Cinta Senese - La Cinta di Guido, finocchiona are produced with the meats of free range Cinta Senese black pigs, which are grown and nourish themselves in the middle of the marvelous Tuscan countryside. Also the new 2018 vintage of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Novo Frantoio - La Cinta di Guido is now available, a Tuscan evo oil made in a traditional olive oil mill, extracting the best from Guido’s tuscan olive trees.

When you think about the delicacies of the Tuscan tradition, the link with finocchiona comes up spontaneous to your mind. This particular cold cut has ancient roots, that dates back to the Middle Age. Due to the black pepper high cost, the pork butchers tried to add to the dough what the surrounding territory offered them, and the fennel seeds were abundant in every Tuscan hill. The result was really exceptional, so good that the finocchiona has become one of the main symbols of the Tuscan gastronomy. La Finocchiona (fennel salami) - La Cinta di Guido is made using exclusively cinta senese pork meats, that is to say a local race hybrid between pork and boar free range bred. Differently from the common pork, its meat are easier to digest due to the presence of omega 3 acid fats (associated to a decreasing of the fats in the blood), omega 6 (action against thrombosis) and oleic acid ( helps preventing cholesterol). So the final products are endowed with a more pleasant lard and an unique aromaticity. La Cinta di Guido has joined the P.D.O consortium, that allows the complete traceability of the final product.

When you think about the delicacies of the Tuscan tradition, the link with finocchiona comes up spontaneous to your mind. This particular cold cut has ancient roots, that dates back to the Middle Age. Due to the black pepper high cost, the pork butchers tried to add to the dough what the surrounding territory offered them, and the fennel seeds were abundant in every Tuscan hill. The result was really exceptional, so good that the finocchiona has become one of the main symbols of the Tuscan gastronomy. La Finocchiona di Cinta Senese - La Cinta di Guido is made using exclusively cinta senese pork meats, that is to say a local race hybrid between pork and boar free range bred. Differently from the common pork, its meat are easier to digest due to the presence of omega 3 acid fats (associated to a decreasing of the fats in the blood), omega 6 (action against thrombosis) and oleic acid ( helps preventing cholesterol). So the final products are endowed with a more pleasant lard and an unique aromaticity. La Cinta di Guido has joined the P.D.O consortium, that allows the complete traceability of the final product.

This is the second step of the artisanal beer vertical by the agriculture company conte de Quirra: Birra Golden Ale Costa Rei - CONTE DE QUIRRA As the other beer the barley is cultivated in Sardinia and then beer is made in Tuscany. The result is a simple but powerful refreshing blond beer: In the glass, notes of meadow flowers combine. Soft on the palate with little carbonic acid with a balanced finish (5% Alcohol content) The ideal foodpairing is with Tuscan cold cuts as finocchiona and guanciale, or it could be a great combined with a mix fish or vegetables fry.

Do you miss Tuscany? No problem, let's try La Finocchiona a typical salami with the add of some fennel by La Cinta di guido. It comes from typical local pigs with were firstly bred by the Etruscans. This pig race is a mixture of a pig and a boar, they are free range bred and contain good fats like omega 3 and 6.