Tag: Ancient Breeds

  • Massese

    Massese

    Massese is an italian sheep breed originating from the province of Massa-Carrara in Tuscany. They are known for their adaptability to mountainous environments and their production of rich milk

  • Cantina (cellar)

    Cantina (cellar)

    Cantina (italian for cellar) is a room, completely or partially underground, used for storing wine, cheese or cured meats

  • Culatello di Zibello PDO

    Culatello di Zibello PDO

    Culatello di Zibello is a protected designation of origin cured meat typical of the province of Parma

  • Nera Parmigiana (Black parmigiana)

    Nera Parmigiana (Black parmigiana)

    Nera Parmigiana (italian for Parmigiana Black) was the most widespread breed of pig in Emilia before the introduction of the Large White.

  • Masalén (Pork butcher)

    Masalén (Pork butcher)

    Masalèn is, in the Emilian dialect, the masters of the art of pork butchery.

  • Bonifica (Reclamation Land)

    Bonifica (Reclamation Land)

    Bonifica (italian for Reclamation Land) is a complex of works to drain marshy land and make it productive and able to accommodate the settlement of agricultural populations.

  • Prati Stabili (Stable Meadows)

    Prati Stabili (Stable Meadows)

    Prati stabili (italian for Stable Meadows) are meadows that have not been plowed or tilled, not cultivated and left to spontaneous vegetation for a very long time, from a minimum of 12 months to even hundreds of years: it is maintained exclusively through mowing and fertilization.

  • Vacca Rossa (Red Cow)

    Vacca Rossa (Red Cow)

    Vacca Rossa (italian for Red Cow) is a a breed of cattle, it represents the Italian strain of the red breed that originated in Eastern Europe and is raised in the province of Reggio Emilia

  • Allevatore (Farmer)

    Allevatore (Farmer)

    Allevatore (italian for farmer) is a person who is involved in livestock breeding, particularly cattle: a. of cows; also as a profession inherent to the livestock business.