{"id":432,"date":"2017-05-04T19:04:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/superior-quality\/"},"modified":"2017-05-09T16:27:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T14:27:52","slug":"superior-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/en\/superior-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPERIOR QUALITY"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” column_spacing=”0px” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1493979018488{background: #000000 url(https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1_Qualit\u00e0_SoloSuiniItaliani-1.jpg?id=135) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” wpex_bg_position=”top center” local_scroll_id=”italian-pork”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493803377708{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”colonnetesti”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493989051760{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(26,25,25,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(26,25,25) !important;}”]

ONLY ITALIAN PORK<\/span><\/h2>[vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” el_width=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1493815629406{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”d:15|tl:14|tp:13|pl:12|pp:12″]Vecchio Varzi only employs the finest cuts from Italian pigs born and reared in Lombardy, Piedmont and Emilia in its products \u2013 the very same pigs that produce Prosciutto Crudo di Parma<\/em> and Culatello di Zibello<\/em>.<\/p>\n

MORE WHOLESOME, BETTER TASTE
\nThe pigs selected by Vecchio Varzi are fed a diet specially designed to balance lean and fat areas, and have a better and sweeter flavour thanks to reduced veining, i.e. a limited presence of infiltrated fat in the meat.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=””]

<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” column_spacing=”0px” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1493979107159{background: #000000 url(https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3_Qualit\u00e0_Parti-nobili.jpg?id=74) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” local_scroll_id=”noble-cuts” wpex_bg_position=”top center”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493803377708{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”colonnetesti”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493989074242{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(26,25,25,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(26,25,25) !important;}”]

\u201cNOBLE\u201d CUTS FOR A LEANER SALAME<\/span><\/h2>[vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” el_width=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1493815629406{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”d:15|tl:14|tp:13|pl:12|pp:12″]The fine cuts selected by Vecchio Varzi are LEG, SHOULDER, LOIN AND tenderloin and never frozen.
\nIn comparison, the cuts of meat selected to produce IGP Salame Felino<\/em> are muscle and fat tissue such as the less prized minced belly and minced meat from under the shoulder (Source: IGP Salame Felino<\/em> Production Guidelines).[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=””]
<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” column_spacing=”0px” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1493979178766{background: #000000 url(https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2_Qualit\u00e0_MenoGrassiMenoColesterolo.jpg?id=71) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” local_scroll_id=”less-fat” wpex_bg_position=”top center”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493803377708{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”colonnetesti”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493989086510{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(26,25,25,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(26,25,25) !important;}”]

LESS FAT, LESS COLESTEROL<\/span><\/h2>[vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” el_width=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1493815629406{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”d:15|tl:14|tp:13|pl:12|pp:12″]These extremely lean choice cuts are then combined with equally fine fatty ones such as BELLY AND THROAT, traditionally minced coarse. This is what makes the overall percentage of fat in Varzi D.O.P. cured salame smaller \u2013 and no more than 33% of the total \u2013 than in similar products on the market.<\/p>\n

Careful selection of the meat cuts means that Vecchio Varzi salame contains less cholesterol and a high percentage of unsaturated \u2013 \u201cgood\u201d \u2013 fats.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=””]

<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” column_spacing=”0px” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1493979231930{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3) url(https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4_Qualit\u00e0_SoloAromiNaturali-1.jpg?id=152) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}” local_scroll_id=”natural-flavours” wpex_bg_position=”top center”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493803377708{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”colonnetesti”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493989096685{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(26,25,25,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(26,25,25) !important;}”]

ONLY NATURAL FLAVOURS<\/span><\/h2>[vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” el_width=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1493815629406{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”d:15|tl:14|tp:13|pl:12|pp:12″]Only natural flavours\u00a0are added to the minced meat during production: sea salt \u2013 in one of the lowest quantities of all cured meats; peppercorns; and a filtered infusion of garlic and red Oltrep\u00f2 Pavese wine. At the end of the production process, the Vecchi Varzi salami is packed exclusively in fine-quality natural pork gut.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=””]
<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” column_spacing=”0px” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1493979290298{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3) url(https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5_Qualit\u00e0_SenzaGlutineOProteineDelLatte-1.jpg?id=155) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}” local_scroll_id=”gluten-free” wpex_bg_position=”top center”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493803377708{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”colonnetesti”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493989154442{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(26,25,25,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(26,25,25) !important;}”]

100% GLUTEN FREE<\/span><\/h2>[vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” el_width=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1493815629406{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”d:15|tl:14|tp:13|pl:12|pp:12″]Vecchio Varzi\u00a0Salame\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0other cured meats are suitable for celiacs and those with food intolerances.\u00a0They are listed in the\u00a0Food\u00a0and\u00a0Drink Directory\u00a0(Prontuario degli Alimenti<\/em>) checked by the AIC –\u00a0Italian Society for the Celiac Disease – because they are GLUTEN\u00a0FREE and\u00a0have no added protein\/milk derivatives.<\/p>\n

TRADITIONALLY CONSERVED<\/strong>
\nNitrates are the PRESERVATIVES traditionally added to the mix. These were previously obtained by grating the crystals, called efflorescence (and sometimes, erroneously, saltpetre), formed by water evaporation on bricks in the cellars. The small quantity of nitrates used and the absence of other chemical additives mean that Vecchio Varzi cured meats lose on average 40% of their weight between the encasing phase and when they go on sale. This increases their quality but also their cost.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][vc_column 0=””]

<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” column_spacing=”0px” full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1493991833613{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3) url(https:\/\/www.vecchiovarzi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salumi-Premiati-1.jpg?id=418) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}” local_scroll_id=”awards” wpex_bg_position=”center center”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeft” width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493803377708{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”colonnetesti”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1493989176582{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(26,25,25,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(26,25,25) !important;}”]

AWARDS<\/span><\/h2>[vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” el_width=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1493815629406{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text text_align=”left” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”d:15|tl:14|tp:13|pl:12|pp:12″]The Vecchio Varzi 1974 Salame<\/em> was created to celebrate our 40th<\/sup> anniversary and is exclusively produced from the finest cuts of pigs born and reared a few kilometres from Varzi on a special, strictly controlled diet. The meat is processed by hand, using a knife as was the rural tradition, and only spices and natural flavours are added.<\/p>\n