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Bresaola della Valtellina IGP

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Valtellina bresaola

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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.

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