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.

For real mortadella lovers starting today the Mortadella Favola - Palmieri will be available in the 12kg format too. This typical specialty is often underrated among the Italian cold cuts probably because it doesn't derive from the finest parts of the pork. But this product is a true representative of the popular ancient tradition of the Emilian land, where in the past the common people, who couldn't afford the more expensive meats, invented this particular recipe that embodied the real taste of its land of origin and its people: tasty, enchanting and sincere. Mortadella Favola is one of the highest expression of this Italian cold cut, as the company selects extremely carefully the pork meats only from Italian certified breedings using the best among the fat parts. It is sewned it by hand into the rind and not pressed it in a bladder or plastic wrap; so the freshly cooked product is well conserved and it retains its aromatic properties. Since this is a natural product, it has to be consumed in a short time.

What's better than a mixed platter of selected high quality cold cuts to start your Christmas lunch? We're going to suggest you the best among the Italian cold cuts to give you and you family or friends an unforgettable taste experience. Salame punta di coltello - Salumificio Lovison: 100% no GMO Firulian pork meats, secret mix of natural spices, hand chopping of the meat in 2cm square pieces and then a 3 months seasoning. The result is a salami with rough grain that will exalt and make you feel the real taste of the meats. Prosciutto San Daniele DOP (raw ham) on piece - Il Camarin: "Il Camarin" is a small artisanal reality that produces only few thousands of pieces per year, these are very accurately selected and then most of them are destined to the selling to the finest butcheries and high restaurants. We're talking about raw hams endowed with exceptional piebald marking and aging, that distinguish themselves for their sweetness that can be guaranteed only by a well measured use of salt. Guanciale (jowl bacon) - La Cinta di Guido: it is made from the meat of an indigenous breed of pigs, the so-called Cinta Senese. The meat of these pigs is much tastier than of the other races, as in the rearing and feeding of these animals, great emphasis is placed on high-quality forage. The fat is less consistent and more fluid, so more pleasant at the palate, this allows the cold cuts obtained to have a faster spread of the aromas used for spicing it, assuring the product optimal aromatic characteristics. CULATELLO DI ZIBELLO DOP ORO SPIGAROLI - SLOW FOOD- GOLD: an institution in the Italian gastronomic culture. Words aren't enough to describe such a masterpiece, just try it.

Musetto - Salumificio Lovison is the exclusive product by Lovison Friulian agricultural company, this specialty was invented 110 years ago by the company's founder Agostino Lovison. But the reason that distinguish theirs from other great quality producers's too is the use of the noble parts of the pork head from only Friulian pork meat bred using ogm free animal feeds and a secret mixture of spices among which cinnamon,coriander,nutmeg,cloves and pepper. The great Italian 2 michelin stars awarded chef Carlo Cracco has introduced a recipe with the Musetto Lovison in his restaurant menù: Ravioli stuffed with Musetto with vegetable mostarda. Ingredients: For the pasta: 1 kg of 00 flour, 8 egg yolks, 1 whole egg, 20g of Italian extra virgin olive oil For the stuffing: 200g of Musetto Lovison, 80g of stewed savoy mash (make the savoy brownish with 50g of onion, pour with some water and salt, cook fro 1 hour at least. blend with the mixer adding the Musetto Lovison, season with salt and pepper. For the mostarda: 80g of vegetables mostarda (cut into pieces), 80g of celeriac julienne cut. With the flour, eggs, evo oil and salt make an Italian fresh pasta. Roll out the dough, put some stuffing and give the cappelletto shape. Cook the ravioli for 3 minutes in boiling salted water and then stir fry with some calf juice. Put in the plate together with mostarda, celeriac and serve it.