Like the other Prosciutti of the PrimaVera line, Prosciutto Cotto Bio al Tartufo (Bio Prosciutto Cotto with Truffle) is obtained from the pork’s leg (the same used for the production of Prosciutto Crudo di Parma). This high quality raw material is produced in Pedrazzoli’s breeding farms. After the deboning of the pork’s leg, the meat is filled with a delicious heart of truffle, which characterizes the slices of this Prosciutto. The product is then inserted in special moulds to obtain the characteristic pressed pear-shape. After this phase, the Prosciutto is steamed and then cooled.Then, it is ready to be packed.
Bio Prosciutto Cotto with Truffle of the PrimaVera line Pedrazzoli is an excellent charcuterie product. We suggest to combine it with good structured rosé wines, like the Alezio from Puglia, or with red young wines, like Grignolino d’Asti or Monferrato Casalese from Piedmont.
The product is available in different sizes: half vacuum-packed 4 – 4,5 kg. During Christmas-time and Easter, there is the limited edition “Auguri d’oro” (Gold wishes) of sliced and prepackaged Bio Prosciutto Cotto with Truffle (80grs).
About Prosciutto Cotto:
Prosciutto Cotto is one of the most important products of Italian charcuterie tradition and it has very ancient origins which date back to the Roman Age. It seems that the Romans really liked the cooked meat of pork’s leg. For its cooking, they followed a particular procedure: they boiled it with dried figs and laurel leaves. Then, they covered it with honey and they cooked it in crust. The Romans may have learned how to cook Prosciutto from the Gauls and the Lombards, whose territories became part of the Roman Empire. It is no coincidence that the regions which produce the best Prosciutti are Friuli Venetia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria and Emilia Romagna. Salumificio Pedrazzoli has taken inspiration from the past and from the thousand-year Italian charcuterie tradition to produce its high quality Prosciutto. Salumificio Pedrazzoli also combines tradition with small insights of taste: notably, Prosciutto Cotto Bio with Truffle, included in the PrimaVera line.