Cured meat

Speck Alto Adige

Quick answer

Speck is a lightly smoked, juniper-seasoned ham from South Tyrol.

It combines Mediterranean curing and northern smoking.

How to use it: on bread, in canederli, with pasta and cream.

Type
Cured meat
Origin
Trentino-Alto Adige (IGP)
Made from
Pork leg
Best uses
on bread, in canederli, with pasta and cream.

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