Salumi

Lardo is the protective layer of fat from high up on the pig's back. The slabs of fat, layered with bay, rosemary, garlic, spices and salt, are pu...

There are two chubby little Campagnolo salami in each pack, each seasoned with fennel, garlic and a touch of chilli. They are only cured for a matt...

This is the perfect salami; small enough to fit in your handbag but (perhaps) large enough to last a few days. Taste the nutmeg that is used in the...

Mauro and Chiara Casetta use local wines from the Langhe region to season their salami and this is their favourite; the best cuts from shoulder, be...

Hot spreading salami made with 1/3rd chilli, 1/3rd fat and 1/3rd lean meat. In Cervicati the tradition is to eat nduja on bread, never to cook with...

A salame made with prime cuts from the shoulder, loin and ham mixed with the best back fat. It is seasoned with garlic and then smoked overnight ov...

The Bradi Toscani Salame Toscano takes all the good cuts and mixes them with cubes of the best back fat, black peppercorns and red wine. The salty,...

A unique salami made from big, hand cut pieces of loin, shoulder and ham mixed with chilli (the spice is warm rather than hot) and fennel seeds. Ha...

Brothers Riccardo, Leonardo and Valerio Rosati breed black Cinta Senese pigs on their farm just outside of Chianciano in southern Tuscany. They pro...

With a butchers shop in Alba, home of the white truffle , it is no surprise that Mauro and Chiara have chosen to season one of their smaller salami...

The highly prized 'heart' of the ham that is stitched into a pig's bladder and aged for 24 months. It is an ancient cut and comes from the Bassa Pa...

Massimo's most unusual salami is the mortandela, a seasonal salami in the shape of a patty, bound by caul, which can be either sliced and eaten or ...

The pigs are Nero d’Abruzzo, with a thick layer of creamy fat which is full of omega 3 fatty acids from so much foraging that is perfect for makin...

The pigs are Nero d’Abruzzo, with a thick layer of creamy fat which is full of omega 3 fatty acids from so much foraging that is perfect for making...

Like little Italian beer sticks, these salsicce stagionate from Mauro and Chiara Casetta are long, thin and chewy. They are perfect in picnics and ...

Soppressata is the traditional salame from Calabria made with the best meat from the prosciutto and the shoulder mixed with chilli and salt The dar...

Massimo and Orietta Corrà have a butchers shop in the village of Corredo 900ms up in the alpine Val di Non. He doesn't have his own pigs but buys t...

In 2021 Mario Cardinale, who had been making us bresaola for years, finally retired and we are now working with Simone and Alberto Testini who live...

Pancetta is the belly of the pig that is cured for just 4-8 weeks. While it is safe to eat raw, pancetta is generally used in the kitchen adding fl...

Pierre Oteiza keeps his black Cochon Basque pigs in the Pyrenees some 6kms from the border with Spain. Chorizo is very traditional in this - French...

Pierre Oteiza's traditional, local salami, seasoned with rum and black peppercorns then stuffed into the caecum casing which gives its distinctive ...

Pierre Oteiza's saucisse seche is meaty and addictively chewy. It is seasoned with Piment d'Espelette, a mild chilli used locally in place of black...

Mario makes his Carne Salata (which just means salted meat) from the Punta d'Anca, the tender salmon cut in English or eye of the silverside. It st...

Guanciale is the cured cheek and is used a lot in Italian cooking instead of pancetta but what a lot of people don't know is how delicious it is to...