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Grissini al prosciutto INGREDIENTS 1 roll puff pastry 100g prosciutto 1 1/2 ounces Parmesan cheese 1 whipped egg yolk PREPARATION Add prosciutto and Parmesan cheese on top of half of a rectangular pastry dough. Bend on it and cut it into strips of about 1 centimeter. Roll each strip on it, shake it with a […]

Prosciutto cotto and Provolone Danubio Ingredients: 500g of flour 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk 1 potato 100ml of milk 25 g of yeast 1/2 teaspoons of sugar 100 g butter 1 tablespoon of salt 150 grams of provolone cheese 150 grams of cooked ham JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO AND […]

Parmigiana di zucchine This recipe consists of zucchini, mozzarella and prosciutto. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE RECIPE

Avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto   Rebecca Del Rosso is La Signora Fiorentina. She was an Italian teacher in private schools for over 30 years. She taught group and individual lessons to foreign students in Florence. She was also my Italian teacher and now has become a good friend. JOIN US ON THE NEXT […]

How to slice prosciutto Buying a leg of prosciutto is easy but being able to thinly slice it is the difficult part.  Prosciutto is always best served thinly sliced. Some people shy away from purchasing a whole leg because they do not have a machine at home to slice it.    Here is a video that […]

Italian Prosciutto The need for preserving meat arose when hunters/gatherers became breeders and farmers.  This tradition for processing pork and using salt to preserve meat as well as the aging process continues to this day.  Here is a video showing the processing and preservation of the pork. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE TO SEE […]

Prosciutto di Parma Prosciutto is a dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked; this style is called prosciutto crudo in Italian and is distinguished from cooked ham, prosciutto cotto. Prosciutto is made from either a pig’s or a wild boar’s ham (hind leg or thigh), and the base term prosciutto specifically refers […]

Panna Prosciutto e Piselli Pasta Ingredients: 2 C (or more!) Fun-shaped pasta (*this sauce recipe can be used for up to about 4 C of pasta) 3/4 C heavy cream 1/4 C whole milk 1/2 C cooked peas (fresh or frozen) 1/2 C sliced ham (prosciutto cotto) 1/4 tsp of Italian seasonings of your choice […]

Antica Macelleria Falorni  This macelleria is famous for prosciutto and also has a cheese cellar. Antica Macelleria Falorni is located in Piazza Matteotti in Greve in Chianti. Here’s a look at the prosciutto which is hanging from the ceiling around the store. If you wander around the store you will find a staircase to lead […]

Antica Macelleria Falorni This famous macelleria is located in Piazza Matteotti in Greve in Chianti. Think prosciutto heaven…  Throughout the store, legs of prosciutto are hanging from the ceiling giving off an intoxicating aroma. There is a butcher shop, a cheese cellar and various stacks of vacuum sealed meat products spread around waiting to taken. […]