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Organic Free Range Calabrian Smoked Pancetta

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Description

Weight:  350g(approx)

Our artisan products are hand made following ancient traditions with meat from pigs reared in the wild in Calabria, southern Italy.

Produced without artificial preservatives and smoked naturally with beech wood to give a unique taste, this Calabrian pancetta is gluten and lactose free.

Pancetta is essentially the Italian version of bacon, but generally has a stronger and richer flavour. This means that you can use less of it than you would if you were using ham or bacon in a recipe.

Bacon and pancetta are both pork belly meat (the name comes from the Italian for pork belly ‘pancia‘) but pancetta can be eaten both cooked or uncooked.  Pancetta can be thinly sliced or cubed depending on how you intend to use it and it is a very versatile ingredient to cook with. There are different many ways to incorporate either pancetta or bacon into your cooking.

  • Use cooked and cubed pancetta to make an authentic Carbonara or Amatriciana pasta sauce
  • Wrap slices of pancetta or bacon around meat, seafood, or vegetables before cooking for added flavour and crunch
  • Use as a pizza topping
  • Add to omelettes or Macaroni Cheese
  • Slice paper thin and enjoy in a sandwich

Storage Instructions

Keep refrigerated (below 10 degrees).


Ingredients

Fresh organic free range Calabrian black pork meat, salt, Calabrian chilli powder, natural flavours.

Our Producer

Azienda Agricola Romano

Since 2009 Angelo Romano has been breeding Calabrian Black Pigs which roam freely and peacefully in the wild, 1,100m above sea level in the Sila Mountains overlooking the Ionian Sea. The territory (wooded landscapes and small pastures) provides optimal conditions and the ideal habitat for this native breed of pig. The Calabrian Black grows very slowly and reproduces in complete harmony with nature, and is therefore not very profitable for intensive breeding. It was brought back from extinction by passionate small scale farmers like Angelo and the Consortium of the ‘Suino Nero di Calabria’. Angelo’s 100 pigs have the perfect characteristics for the production of high quality salami. They are bred with great care and plenty of attention to animal welfare. They are robust and enjoy the temperate climate and plenty of sunshine outdoors year round. They have a healthy diet, feeding only on natural products found in the wild, including acorns, chestnuts, vegetables, olives, herbs and cereals. As a consequence the sausages and hams produced have an intense natural sweet flavour and the meat is so tender it melts in the mouth.