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gota

cured pig's cheek

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Gota is a very flavourful kind of guanciale produced according to traditional methods in Tuscany's mountainous Casentino region. The pig's cheek is seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic, then washed, dried and hung for at least a month.

Cured Meats and Sausages

Slow Food

Tuscany

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

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