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Tagliere di Salumi Emiliani

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Origin

Emilia-Romagna

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Description

The Emilian charcuterie board at its fullest expression — a selection from the world's greatest DOP pork production zone: Prosciutto di Parma (thinly sliced, sweet, nutty), Culatello di Zibello DOP (the king of Italian salumi — the inner thigh muscle cured alone in a bladder for 12-24 months, intensely flavourful and silky), Mortadella di Bologna IGP (thickly sliced or in lardoons, nutmeg-perfumed), Salame Felino DOP (soft, lard-dotted salame from Parma's hills), and Coppa di Parma IGP (whole neck muscle cured and sliced into perfumed rounds). Served with gnocco fritto, tigelle, or Parmigiano Reggiano wedges.

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The Thread

—Both represent the apex of their respective national pork traditions — Emilian board features DOP-protected products from a Po Valley microclimate, Spanish tabla features Denominación de Origen products from Ibérico pigs in dehesa oak forests, both demonstrating terroir-driven charcuterie as a distinct category above industrial production Spanish
—Both are composed charcuterie presentations that define their respective regional identities — Lyonnaise uses rosette de Lyon, saucisson and rillettes in the capital of French charcuterie, Emilian uses Culatello and Mortadella in the capital of Italian charcuterie, both representing the same cultural practice of elevated cured pork as the primary expression of regional food identity French
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Flavour Context

Sweet Parma, intensely savoury Culatello, nutmeg-perfumed Mortadella, soft Salame Felino — every expression of the world's greatest pork-producing valley on one board

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