Soppressata Artigiana Lucana
Lucanian soppressata is a pressed, cured pork salume, with Stigliano’s Don Francesco offering one documented artisan example.
- Animal
- Pork
- Region
- Basilicata
- Look for
- Don Francesco, Stigliano
- Producer’s maturation
- About 30–40 days
Coarse pork, then the press
Don Francesco describes pork leg mixed with fat pieces, salt and whole black pepper, enclosed in natural pork casing. Drying, pressing and maturation follow. The producer’s approximate 30–40 days is an example, rather than a rule for every Lucanian soppressata.
