November 2016 ITALIA! 93VERDICT ★★★★
Really fresh pancetta can
be eaten raw, but a cooked
slice or two will add
texture and savoury fl avour
to your hot pasta dishes.VERDICT ★★★★
Perfect for your panini
and crostini, try a slice
or two wrapped around
asparagus in season or
scallops with rosemary.VERDICT ★★★★
If you want a little heat to
pep up your antipasti, this
is the choice for you. Try
with jarred artichokes or
other preserved vegetables.VERDICT ★★★★
A perfect antipasto, with
its higher fat content, you
can use coppa in cooked
dishes as well – think a
rich pork ragù or prawns.(^3) UNEARTHED
ORGANIC PANCETTA
From Abel & Cole
http://www.abelandcole.co.uk
Price £3.39 for 70g
From Unearthed and available
from Abel & Cole, this organic
pancetta has just the right
fat-to-meat ratio to allow it to
crisp up perfectly in the pan
- and it doesn’t shrink! Not
too salty, we liked the hints of
mace and black pepper.
(^4) UNEARTHED PGI
ALTO ADIGE SPECK
From Waitrose
http://www.waitrose.com
Price £3.49 for 80g
From high in the Italian Alps,
this lean dry-cured meat has
the texture of smoked ham,
but the fl avour is deeper
and spicier. There’s a defi nite
smokiness, with aromatics
like juniper, rosemary and bay
coming through.
(^5) SPIANATA
ROMANA
From Camisa Fine Foods
http://www.camisa.co.uk
Price £2.90 for 100g
Spianata means ‘fl attened’,
and this salume is dry-cured
in special metal cages to
give it this distinctive shape.
Made from minced pork with
garlic, pepper and a good hit
of chilli, its seasoning is well
balanced and the meat tender.
(^6) COPPA DI
PARMA
From Camisa Fine Foods
http://www.camisa.co.uk
Price £2.80 for 100g
Made from whole cuts of pork
shoulder, this has a very meaty
textured, nicely marbled with
fat. Not too salty, it certainly
delivers on fl avour, which is
rich and slightly tangy with
just a hint of sweetness, and
it melts in the mouth.
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