The product
Ruffiana Grigio del Casentino
A very delicate salame thanks to the addition of fennel flowers and seedss
Code:
78354
Country of origin:
Italy - Tuscany
Weight:
2,5 kg approx
Minimum order:
1 piece
| Description | Salame obtained from Grigio del Casentino pigs, produced with carefully selected first quality cuts, seasoned with pepper and Cervia salt and flavoured with wild fennel |
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| Appearance | Medium size salame, with a thin grain texture |
| Taste | Tasty on the palate, with a mild and delicately spiced flavour; the presence of fennel is well recognizable |
| Maturing | At least 45 days |
| Curiosity | In Tuscany, Finocchiona is also called Ruffiana from the italian verb "arruffianare" which in english means "to deceive": the innkeeper used it to seduce the customers while offer them mediocre wines. A stratagem also used by farmers at the end of the 19th century who, to cover up the defects of the wine to be sold to the noble citizens, always offered a few slices of Finocchiona before the wine tasting! |
| Our selection | Le Selve di Vallolmo raises Grigio del Casentino pigs, an native Tuscan breed, with which it produces excellent quality cured meats. A valuable project carried out by Claudio and David Orlandi with the intention of enhancing the territory, its products and biodiversity |
| Suggestions | Ideal for a delicious bruschetta or to enrich a quiche or a potato flan; taste it with robust red wine |
| Ingredients | Pork from pigs Grigio del Casentino, wholemeal salt from Cervia, pepper, wild fennel, dextrose, sucrose, preservative: E252, antioxidant: E301. |
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| Weight | 2,5 kg approx |
| Packaging | Unpacked |
| Storage Conditions (unpacked products) | Keep at +0 +4 °C |
| Instructions for use | Not edible casing |
| Country of origin of the primary ingredient | Italy |
| Nutrition Declaration | Energy: 1711 kJ / 409 kcal Fat: 33 g of which saturates: 10 g Carbohydrate: 1,1 g of which sugars: 1,1 g Protein: 27 g Salt: 4 g Typical value per 100g |
The producer
Selve di Vallolmo - Poppi (AR) - Tuscany
Why we chose them
The wild breeding farm Le Selve di Vallolmo is located in the uncontaminated National Park of Casentino forest. We are in the oriental part of
Tuscany and this company take care of Grigio del Casentino pigs under the supervision of the founder Claudio Orlandi. It is a tough, but beautiful
and passion driven activity, run by the whole Claudio's family. Each member leads a different part of the business, from pigs birth to animal feeding,
from breeding to cold cuts production and sales.The farm was born as Large White pigs breeder in the 80. Then starting with new millennium
Claudio felt the need to integrate and differentiate more his proposition and started a charcuterie production with high quality meats. Grigio del
Casentino pigs arrived a bit later, they are the result of a cross between a classic pig and Moro Romagnolo or Cinta Senese. Those animal are the
protagonist of a project which protects them from the risk of extinction. A few local breeders, colleagues of Claudio, are contributing at the
safeguard
of this maculated pig. The core product of today tasting is the Prosciutto del Casentino, Slow Food Presidium, and then Mortadella, Pancetta and
Ruffiana, all rigorously made with Grigio del Casentino meats.
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