Capocollo di Martina Franca Strip

SALUMIFICIO SANTORO

Package 0,85 kg

SLOW FOOD PRESIDE
The Salumificio Santoro was founded in the year 2000 and since then, day after day, their only goal is to improve the safeguarding of these typical products, today proudly called Excellence.
Our production of sausages is totally handmade; it is an expression of the local tradition, made of wise and experienced hands that pursue quality and harmony of taste.
The company is one of the companies that founded the association “Capocollo of Martina Franca” representing a type of salami typical of the gastronomic culture of this region. The “Capocollo of Martina Franca” is presided over by Slow Food, and they work together in protecting the quality and originality of this salami.

The "Capocollo of Martina Franca" is a cold cut salami, namely a type of capocollo, obtained from meat of pigs that were born in big farms situated mainly in the area of the Valle d´Itria. Its name can be found in some historical references, as a proof of the fact that it is a traditionally typical sausage of the region. In fact, already in the XVIII century it was well known, not only in Apulia but also in all the Kingdom of Naples, as the most representative product among the charcuterie of this territory. The slice is a piece corresponding to half of the entire Capocollo, and it is packed under vacuum.
Raw Material
Pig meat generally of local origin. Occasionally pig meat coming from other parts of Italy is used. The anatomical piece used is the upper part of the neck of the pig.

Appearance
Vinous red color interspersed with slight veins of fat. The lean part dominates compared to the fat part, and the latter is ivory-white.

Taste
Delicate, slightly tangy, with intense notes of toasted aroma. Pronounced due to the use of pepper and of smoking. Are present on the final notes of the cellar.

Tips
We recommend to eat it natural, in thin slices preferably together with white bread (i.e. bread made of “Senatore Cappelli” wheat).

Pairings
Few slices of “Capocollo of Martina Franca”, a couple of fresh figs and a drizzle of Vincotto is a perfect match.