The Coppa Veneta (cured
pork neck) is obtained from
the neck muscles of carefully
selected heavy Italian pigs.
The processing is carried
out by alternating massage
cycles to resting phases in
refrigerated rooms during
which the sea salt and the
spices contained in the dry
brine are assimilated by the
meat. The Coppa Veneta
is then placed in a natural
casing and tied using string.
The aging phase lasts from
two to four months.
Once this phase is completed,
it appears solid and compact
and inside it is red with
pinkish-white veins.
It has a characteristic sweet
smell and the taste becomes
more refined as the curing
continues.
It does not contain
milk by-products and
is gluten-free.