La Quercia Speck Americano

$12.00 / 2 oz Packprice is $12.00 by 2 oz Pack

Age: 1 Year
Pork
by La Quercia
United States

An American interpretation of a traditional Italian ham, La Quercia Speck Americano is smoked with applewood to give it a woodsy earthiness and maple sweetness. Mouthwatering and tender, it’s made from Berkshire pork and has a distinct campfire-like aroma. Try it wrapped around a slice of fresh cantaloupe or stacked atop some Cellars At Jasper Hill Cabot Clothbound Cheddar and fresh baguette.

“When I first tasted Speck Americano, I was so impressed with its smoky, applewood flavor that remained perfectly balanced with the delicately sweet flavor of the meat. It’s reminiscent of a mild smoked bacon, and would pair well with a lighter honey wheat beer or a Riesling. It's also great with Murray's Honey Goat Gouda for snacking, or in a sandwich with arugula and Murray's Honey Mustard.”

Murray’s Marketing – New York, NY

Pork, Sea Salt

Inspired by an Italian dry-cured meat, La Quercia Speck Americano is made with premium Berkshire pork and cold-smoked over applewood.
Speck comes from m Northern Italy’s Alto-Adige province, and is typically smoked and spiced with black pepper and juniper berries.
While traditional Italian speck is smoked at the beginning of its dry curing process, this American speck is smoked at the end of the process.
La Quercia’s speck is aged for 10 -12 months, a bit longer than its Italian counterpart.
Unlike prosciutto and other hams, speck is traditionally made from the shoulder of the pig instead of the hind leg.
The meat is deboned before curing to let the smoke better permeate, differentiating it from other varieties.
However, for this American version, meat from the hind leg is used.

After spending three years living in Parma, Italy, Herb and Kathy Eckhouse were inspired to bring the taste of Italian charcuterie to Iowa.
They founded La Quercia more than a decade ago, drawing on Herb’s 30-year career in agriculture and the time Kathy spent as an agricultural economics researcher at UC Berkeley.
La Quercia works closely with regional farms to promote sustainability, focusing on the health and wellbeing of pasture-raised, heritage-breed pigs.
Translating to the oak, La Quercia is a nod to the oak’s status as a symbol of the Province of Parma; the oak is also the state tree of Iowa.

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