As an educational/ eco-tourism farm, Spannochia focuses on what they call their 'Noah's Ark' project. They raise Cinta Senese pigs which are an ancient Tuscan breed in an effort to keep them from dying out. They're characterized by their white band across their backs, they long snouts, floppy ears and one curl in their tails. They're also delicious.
We had a pork tasting class which started with talking about the live pigs and moved on to curing their meat. Spannochia does all the cutting and curing themselves and it was pretty cool to see all the steps in the process. These are legs of proscuitto that have beneficial mold growing on them.
We tried a number of different cured meats including lardo (salted lard), proscuitto, capicola, pancetta and a few others which I didn't write down (but admittedly should have).
We even had a boar's head watching the proceedings and ensuring we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
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