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Speck is a product typical of South Tyrol and originates from the merging of two different meat conservation methods: curing, typical of the cured ham of the
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In South Tyrol, speck was traditionally a farmers' fare, a source of energy during their work in the fields. Over time, it became one of the main courses in banquets for festivities and welcoming ceremonies. The latter function has reached our modern times, when speck, together with bread and wine,
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Initially, speck was produced in order to preserve the meat for a long time. It was a method that allowed families to have access throughout the year to the meat of the pigs butchered around
Yuletide. Most importantly, speck was the only opportunity the poorer echelons of society had of eating meat
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In the final phase, the hams are cured by being put up to dry in rooms pervaded by fresh air. The ageing period is defined considering the final weight of the ham, and usually lasts about 22 weeks. In this phase, a natural layer of aromatic mould forms on the hams and is then removed at the end of
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To produce Speck Alto Adige lean, firm pork thighs are used. The hind quarters are selected according to the criteria defined in the raw materials specifications and trimmed following traditional methods. They are branded with the date of production start as reference for later inspections.
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The element shared by all small and large speck producers is their compliance with the "a little salt, a little smoke and a lot of fresh air" rule. Production consists in five phases: selection of raw materials, salting, smoking, curing, inspections and quality marking.
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Then the hams are exposed alternately to the smoking and to the drying phases. The smoking phase is light and is done over low-resin wood so as not to give the speck too strong a flavour, and the smoke temperature must never exceed 20 °C (68 °F).
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its unique climate, South Tyrol has blended the two methods to produce speck according to the rule of "a little salt, a little smoke and a lot of fresh air", consisting in light curing and in the alternation between smoke and fresh air.
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Organization of the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano. Each year, at the festival, Hans Mantinger "Gletscherhons", a master in the art of slicing speck, presents his surprise creations.
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490:(translated) Speck Alto Adige PGI is a deboned, trimmed, dry-cured ham , dried and cured for at least 22 weeks, produced only by 29 producers certified by the Speck Alto Adige Protection Consortium.
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Initially, speck was produced only by individual farmer families. Later on, its production was taken up by the workshops of local butchers and in the 1960s it became an industrial product.
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and of acquiring lipids. Over time it became one of the main courses for feasts and banquets. Today, it is still the star of the South
Tyrolean "snack" served together with bread and wine.
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date back to the 18th century, although it already appears in the butcher regulations and in the accounting records of the
Tyrolean princes in 1200 under different names and definitions.
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The speck that meets the production criteria imposed by the production standards and that has passed controls is fire-branded in 4 different places of the rind with the specific seal.
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in German). The snack consists of a wooden cutting board loaded with speck, sausages, local cheeses and pickled cucumbers, served together with farmers' bread and wine. For the
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hind quarters followed by an approximately 22-week-long curing period and the application of a special crust of salt that must never exceed 5% of the final product.
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the ageing process. The mould layer finishes off the characteristic taste of the speck and prevents it from becoming excessively dry.
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Information for Speck dell'Alto Adige / Südtiroler Markenspeck / Südtiroler Speck
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Speck Alto Adige has a high protein content. The nutrition facts per 100 g serving are:
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