Culatello di Zibello DOP Stagionato con Mostarda
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Origin
Zibello, Bassa Parmense, Emilia-Romagna
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Description
The single most esteemed cured meat of Italy: the muscle of the pork buttock, separated from the bone, wrapped in a bladder (vescica), tied into its distinctive pear shape, and cured for a minimum of 12 months (top culatelli reach 30+ months) in the foggy lowlands of Zibello along the Po. The fog (nebbia) provides the precise humidity that allows the culatello to mature without drying too fast. Salt-only cure, no nitrates. The finished product is supremely delicate, buttery, and complex.
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The Thread
—Single muscle of the pig cured in a natural casing for extended months — different cut, same precision-cure principle Spanish
—Premium cured pork in a natural casing, matured slowly in controlled humidity French
—Pork wrapped in natural casing and air-cured — the Alpine tradition of bladder-encased curing Austrian
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Flavour Context
Extraordinarily delicate, buttery, deeply complex — the distillation of Po Valley fog, pork genetics, and a year of patience into the most precious cured meat in Italy
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