Bresaola della Valtellina IGP
Valtellina bresaola
Air-dried salted beef from the Valtellina, the only major Italian cured meat made from beef rather than pork. It is cut from the boned leg of cattle aged between 18 months and four years.
Designation
- Certification
- IGP
- Category
- Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked)
- Registered
- 1996 (Reg. CE n. 1263 del 01.07.96)
Where it is made
The whole province of Sondrio.
How it is made
The permitted muscle groups are named in the disciplinare, starting with the fesa, the posteromedial mass of the leg. Everything is elaborated within the traditional zone.