Tastasale artisanal 400g: price and online sale

Tastasale artisanal 400g

The Tastasale from Macelleria Fratton is made from 100% Padano pork and is almost entirely free of nitrites and nitrates.

The ingredient that makes this Tastasale so special and unique in flavor and aroma is wild garlic, a little-known aromatic herb that, when used instead of the more common garlic, gives the meat a complex and truly characteristic, inimitable aroma!

For those who don't know, Tastasale is essentially a mixture of ground pork seasoned generally with salt and black pepper. A typical product of Venetian cuisine, in the Venetian dialect its name Tastasal literally means "Tasta", or "taste", and "sal", therefore salt, named so because it originally consisted of a mixture of salami that housewives in the countryside would taste before preparing the actual cured meats.

The Tastasale offered by Macelleria Fratton is made with their special recipe that has been passed down for 4 generations and is then vacuum packed.

Its texture is crumbly, it has a fairly coarse grain, perfect for crumbling by hand and using it for numerous preparations in the kitchen. Its flavor is strong, intense, and thanks to the spices contained within and the pork meat, it is perfect for preparing typical dishes of the Venetian tradition and in particular of Veronese cuisine.

Macelleria Fratton Giovanni, Veneto

The history of the company, now spanning four generations, began in 1888 with Candido Fratton, Giovanni's great-grandfather, who had already been working as a butcher for some time and had the courage and desire to start a business... Go to the Fratton Butchery Verona page

Ingredients Tastasale artisanal 400g

Ingredients: pork, wild garlic, salt, pepper, natural aromas, E300 ascorbic acid
Origin of the meat: Pianura Padana - Veneto
Shelf Life: 20 days

Tastasale artisanal 400g: use in the kitchen

The quintessential recipe where you can use Tastasale is undoubtedly the Risotto al Tastasale, a popular dish widely found in the kitchens of Veronese people, also known as Risotto all'Isolana.

Why is it also known by this name? Well, you should know that every year, for more than 50 years now, in the province of Verona, in the town of Isola della Scala, the Fiera del Riso takes place, an event where you can taste many types of risotto and rice-based products. The variety of rice used for Risotto al Tastasale is definitely the Vialone Nano, typical of the rice paddies in the area.

To cook an excellent Risotto al Tastasale, you need just a few things, but of excellent quality: a fine, good, and genuine Tastasale, rice, preferably Vialone Nano Veronese, and meat broth, even better if homemade.

Why do we like this product?

There are several recipes to prepare this risotto, each family has its own, but in general, the Tastasale should be sautéed in a pan first to brown it and allow the fat present to melt, thus transforming a dish of rice into a true culinary masterpiece, simple yet truly delicious.

€ 5,80 per 400g ca.