Colonnata IGP lard 1.5 kg

Colonnata IGP lard 1.5 kg

The Lardo di Colonnata IGP from Larderia Sanguinetti is a heavenly salami! Directly from the small village located in the Apuan Alps under the municipality of Carrara, famous for the production of this salami, this lard makes us experience emotions that no other cured product can easily provide.

A pork-based product, it has a moist appearance and a slightly rosy white color, with a homogeneous and soft texture, covered with the characteristic mantle of spices. Its delicate and fresh flavor, almost sweet, has an unforgettable fragrant aroma.
The aging method, unchanged since ancient times, is highly effective from a bacteriological point of view. In fact, due to the abundant use of salt, garlic, and pepper, no additives or preservatives are used.

How Lardo di Colonnata is made

This exquisite product is unique for its unmistakable and delicate taste, which is given by the long aging process in Carrara marble basins and the characteristic microclimate of Colonnata, which naturally maintains the pork at specific temperatures and humidity levels. The processing of the lard involves rubbing the walls of the basin with garlic and then layering the pork lard, coarse salt, and spices such as ground black pepper, peeled fresh garlic, and rosemary, allowing it to age for at least 6 months in the marble basins. 

The history of Lardo di Colonnata

The history of the famous Lardo di Colonnata has its roots in ancient times: in the 7th century AD, the Longobards developed pig farming and the subsequent processing of meats and fat. Legends say that Michelangelo, when he went up to Colonnata to collect Carrara marble, used to stock up on lard, which seems to have been his favorite salami. In the 1800s, in Colonnata, this salami was considered a “poor” side dish for the quarry workers of the Apuan Alps, a simple food with high energy value, meant to sustain the quarryman through a hard day of work in the quarry. Today, Lardo di Colonnata IGP is considered a refined salami that we can enjoy as a dish on its own or as an ingredient to enhance countless recipes.

Colonnata IGP lard 1.5 kg: How is it produced

Larderia Sanguinetti, Tuscany

Ingredients Colonnata IGP lard 1.5 kg

Ingredienti: Lardo suino, Sale naturale marino, Pepe nero, Aglio, Rosmarino fresco, Miscela di Spezie ed Erbe aromatiche. Il prodotto è grasso dorsale di suino, completo di cotenna, salato e stagionato con spezie ed erbe aromatiche, a temperatura non controllata, all’interno di conche di marmo.

Allergeni: nessuno

Shelf-life: 240 giorni

Nutritional values

Valori nutrizionali medi per 100g
Energia: 812 Kcal / 3.338 KJ
Grassi: 89,60 g di cui acidi grassi saturi: 40,19 g
Carboidrati: 0,36 g di cui zuccheri: 0,02 g
Proteine: 0,98 g
Sale: 3,00 g