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Italian Cured Meats There are many cured meats in Italy. These meats include but are not limited to Capicola; Prosciutto; Soppressata; Finocchiona; Speck; and Pancetta. Take a look at the size of these meats in the photos which were taken at La Fiera di Scandicci. Which is your favorite? [cycloneslider id=”4680″] Italy is a dream […]

Homemade Italian Capocollo & Soppressata Capocollo (in the United States, cappicola, coppa in Canada, capicollo or capicolla), or coppa, is a traditional Italian pork cold cut(salume) made from the dry-cured muscle running from the neck to the 4th or 5th rib of the pork shoulder or neck. This cold cut is sometimes called coppa. The name capocollo comes from capo (“head”) and collo (“neck”) of a pig. It is a whole muscle salume, dry cured and, typically, […]