Salame Piacentino DOP

Salame Piacentino DOP from Emilia Romagna, Italy is a vital part of the traditional food culture in Piacenza and has been made for thousands of years. It is a rustic dry-cured salami made with a blend of ground meat and pork belly fat.

The DOP guarantees a very high standard, where the meat must be from Italy, and our producer goes even further by sourcing from pigs born and bred solely in the regions of Emilia Romagna and Lombardia in Italy.

How is Salame Piacentino Made? 

They use heavy pigs and process the same day, even though the DOP requires a maximum of 72 hours after arrival. The meat and fat are coarsely ground, seasoned, and stuffed into handmade natural casing before slow aging at a cooler temperature for 45 days. This slow process allows the beneficial molds to form and thus cure the product. The casing is then removed before packing. The flavor is slightly spicy, sweet, and mellow with a delicate aroma of seasoned meat.