Ventricina Vastese Artisan Sweet | Own Production

The noblest cured meat from Vastese, produced directly by us using the original recipe from Palmoli, in Alto Vastese. Noble cuts of pork: thigh, loin, and shoulder rigorously knife-cut into irregular pieces, seasoned with sweet and spicy paprika, salt, and wild fennel, cased in natural gut, and left to cure slowly. The result is a coarsely ground cured meat with an intense red wine color and a fragrant aroma that you won't easily forget. No preservatives, no additives. Just the same spices and the same patience as sixty years ago.

Why choose it

• Belfiore's own production, 100% original recipe
• Noble cuts of pork, knife-cut
• Slow curing in the cellar, minimum 4 months
• No preservatives, no additives
• Slow Food Presidium — Abruzzo's most awarded cured meat
• 🇮🇹 Artisanal product — Vasto (CH), Abruzzo

How to enjoy it

• thickly sliced on homemade bread, with a glass of Montepulciano or Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
• as an appetizer on a platter with aged pecorino cheese and deli preserves
• diced in ragù to season sagne a pezze, tacconi, or pasta alla chitarra
  
• distributed in chunks on both red and white pizza

Ingredients

Pork meat (thigh, loin, shoulder, belly), salt, sweet and spicy paprika powder, fennel seeds, black pepper.

No preservatives. No additives. Gluten-free.

Product details

Raw cured sausage — Ventricina del Vastese

Origin: Abruzzo — Vasto (CH), original recipe

Producer: Fratelli Belfiore — own production

Curing: minimum 4 months

Packaging and shipping: vacuum-packed

A note on weight: why the price varies

Ventricina is a true artisanal product: each piece is unique, hand-stuffed into natural casing and cured whole. There is no fixed weight. The available ventricinas typically range between 700 g and 1 kg.

The final price depends on the exact weight of the available piece.

If you have preferences regarding the size, please write to us before ordering: we do our best to accommodate you.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place or in the refrigerator. After opening, store vacuum-packed or wrapped in deli paper in the refrigerator and consume within 10-15 days. It can be frozen.

A tip from Fratelli Belfiore