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Celebration of quality through fragrances and typical flavours of Hellenic Calabria Benedetto Ltd was set up in 2008 thanks in order to give more prestige to the to the endeavour of three bothers, quality of the related products and to young businessmen, who decided to the traditionally innovative methods invest in their own land, enhancing a used. culinary speciality not well known to From this original idea the three all. Indeed Calabria is home to one of Benedetto brothers have managed the most unusual native breeds of black to devise and build up an ambitious pig, the “Apulo-Calabrese” Black Pig, business venture, aimed at the creation whose flesh is today considered among of a modern meat curing plant able to the most prized on the market, in terms reinstate the home made product on of its organoleptic quality and for the everyone’s table. delicacy of the flavour it preserves. The accurate productive choice made Armando Benedetto, thanks to his has enabled the firm to assert itself solid and significant family business within a well identified segment background understood the cultural aimed at satisfying a more selective and economic advantage of promoting client, fascinated by the quest for local the black pig meat processing system peculiarities and typicalities which have nearly vanished. Benedetto Ltd products occupy a market niche which awards quality, excellence, authenticity, values which are acknowledged at a national level, but which are also meeting with success abroad, where the ambassadors of Italian taste - products originating predominately from the areas of Parma and Reggio Emilia – have already built up a trust related relationship with the demanding international clients, who are very attentive to taste and refined flavours. Benedetto Ltd aims at enhancing the amazing world of traditional production and hence the development of a noteworthy safeguarding process and promotion of Calabrian gastronomic cultures. Not less important is to reach the goal of transparency and “truth” towards customers in order to consolidate trust in the multifaceted and sometimes complex world of the typical product. The success of Benedetto Ltd products is closely related to the simplicity, natural essence and innovation of the whole productive cycle. Stemming from the high quality of the raw materials, Benedetto Ltd has implemented a transformation process centred on processing techniques and traditional recipes, which enhance the taste and richness of flavours, combining technological innovations with minimal environmental impact and strict quality monitoring. The whole productive cycle, devised and set up through a reinterpretation of the history of the manufacturing processes adopted by Calabrian families, focuses initially on the selection of the raw materials, and specifically on the monitoring of the breeders, who must ensure an appropriate feeding regime for their pigs based exclusively on plant products. Salting stages, sophisticated use of spices, the art of perfect maturing follow rules and centuries old sayings: the processing methods applied to swine-meat combine technological innovation and craftsmanship and award importance to tradition and genuineness. Benedetto cold cuts celebrate quality supported by fragrances and typical flavours of Hellenic Calabria, flavoured with rue, wild fennel, spicy hot chilly pepper, vigorously ground in large mortars, which crowns the flavouring process. The long curing stage, selected to safeguard the health of clients, facilitates and preserves the physical and organoleptic features of cold cuts. The Calabrian Black Pig The Calabrian Black Pig is an of the animal but also combine with autochthonous breed which still genetic and environmental factors so preserves its original high quality as to achieve the highly nourishing features linked to the natural habitat and tender meat of the Calabrian in the Southern Apennines. Black Pig. The Calabrian Black Pig Its robust build, with large and is indeed recommended to enhance strong shoulders, and its excellent and implement the everyday diet, capacity to adapt in the wild make of given that the presence of Omega 3 the Calabrian Black Pig an excellent protects our organism and improves descendent of similar better known concentration, mood and the level of breeds, namely the “Cinta Senese Pig” triglycerides in the blood stream. and the “Iberian Pig”. The meat of the Calabrian Black Pig The animals are reared in the wild can be used both raw or transformed on the upper hills where they can into typical cold cuts, therefore it is a enjoy a rich and perfectly balanced product whose qualities are extremely diet of acorns, chestnuts, cereals and significant and recognizable, with seasonal vegetables. features which are very similar to The traditional breeding techniques those of the “Cinta Senese Pig” and of favour not only the healthiness and the “Iberian Pig”. The latter provide moderate and sustainable growth a meat ideal for high level culinary specialities, namely the Patanegra Ham which ranks first in its category. “Calabrian Black Pig” meat is “ recommended for the enrichment and replenishment“ of the daily diet”. Quality our moto Guarantee cold cuts with superior physical and organoleptic characteristics …. Our Products ‘Nduja ‘Nduja from Reggio Calabria is a salami type spread made with the fatty parts of the black pig. It maintains a creamy texture throughout the curing period and has a natural and intense fragrance given by the mixture of tasty meats, fresh fat and Calabrian chilli peppers. This type of salami, a slightly spicy spread given the presence of chilli peppers, is ideal for topping canapé and flavouring tomato sauces. Ingredients: Pig meat, chilli peppers, salt, sugar (dextrose, sucrose), flavouring, spices. Antioxidants E 301; preservatives E252, E 250. Seasoning period 25 days Average weight 300 gr. Shelf Life 150 days Packaging Vacuum packed Consignment courier ‘Nduja in a jar Ingredients: Pig meat, chilli peppers, salt, sugar (dextrose, sucrose), sunflower oil, flavouring, spices. Antioxidants E 301; preservatives E252, E 250. Net weight 190 gr., 212 ml jars Shelf Life 1 year Packaging Glass jar Consignment courier Sausages Homemade sausage is carefully selected pig meat stuffed into natural pork intestines shaped as a horse shoe. When sliced, the meat has an average grain with well distributed veins of fat, so as to delight the taste buds with an harmonious blend of strong flavours balanced by unusual spices, which exalt and preserve the flavour in the mouth. Ingredients: Pig meat, salt, sugar (dextrose, sucrose), flavouring, spices. Antioxidants E 301; preservatives E252, E 250. Seasoning period 25 days Average weight 300 gr. Shelf Life 150 days Packaging Natural or Vacuum packed Consignment courier Salami Salami is one of the best known and most widespread Italian traditional products. This product, an harmonious blend of meat and fat minced and mixed with Mediterranean spices and flavours, offers a strong and distinctive taste. The external appearance is marked by typical hand tied knots and when cut the meat and fat grains reveal a more coarse and less processed texture. Ingredients: Pig meat, salt, sugar (dextrose, sucrose), flavouring, spices. Antioxidants E 301; preservatives E252, E 250. Seasoning period 60 days Average weight 350 gr. Shelf Life 150 days Packaging Natural or Vacuum packed Consignment courier Soppressata Soppressata is one of the best known and most widespread traditional Italian products. It is manufactured according to tradition using well visible pieces of meat harmoniously blended with Mediterranean spices and flavours, which guarantees a strong and distinctive taste. The external appearance is marked by the type of intestines used, by typical hand tied knots and when sliced the meat and fat grains reveal a more coarse and less processed texture. Ingredients: Pig meat, salt, sugar (dextrose, sucrose), flavouring, spices. Antioxidants E 301; preservatives E252, E 250. Seasoning period 60 days Average weight 350 gr. Shelf Life 150 days Packaging Vacuum packed Consignment courier Bacon Bacon is one of Benedetto key products. The delicate and sweet taste, together with the delightful aroma, make it precious and unique. The external appearance reflects once again the traditional Calabrian craftsmanship through handmade knots and roll up techniques which offer during slicing a balanced alternation between the bright red of the meat and the spicy white of the fat. Ingredients: Pig meat, salt, sugar (dextrose, sucrose), flavouring, spices. Antioxidants E 301; preservatives E252, E 250. Seasoning period 90 days Average weight 1 Kg. / 1.8 Kg. Shelf Life 150 days Packaging Vacuum packed Consignment courier Lonzino Lonzino is a delicious cold cut, unique because it originates from an extremely lean cut of meat, wrapped up in a thin coat of fat. This cold cut is simply the boned sirloin of heavy and adult black pigs, flavoured with Mediterranean spices. In our culinary tradition Lonzino is often served thinly cut, carpaccio style, seasoned with parmesan and extra virgin olive oil. Ingredients: Pig meat, salt, sugar (dextrose, sucrose), flavouring, spices. Antioxidants E 301; preservatives E252, E 250. Seasoning period 120 days Average weight 1 Kg. / 1.8 Kg. Shelf Life 150 days Packaging Vacuum packed Consignment courier Capicollo Capicollo has a cylindrical and elongated form tied up with a cord like a net, when sliced it appears naturally pink with an fatty texture and it offers a variety of