Vallée d’Aoste Jambon de Bosses
Encyclopedia
Vallée d’Aoste Jambon de Bosses is a spicy cured
pork product from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
in the Aosta Valley in Italy
, one of the region's specialties. It was awarded European Union
protected designation of origin
(PDO) status.
Curing (food preservation)
Curing refers to various food preservation and flavoring processes, especially of meat or fish, by the addition of a combination of salt, nitrates, nitrite or sugar. Many curing processes also involve smoking, the process of flavoring, or cooking...
pork product from Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is a village and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.-Product:The spicy, PDO recognised pork product Vallée d’Aoste Jambon de Bosses is produced here...
in the Aosta Valley in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, one of the region's specialties. It was awarded European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
protected designation of origin
Protected designation of origin
Protected Geographical Status is a legal framework defined in European Union law to protect the names of regional foods. Protected Designation of Origin , Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed are distinct regimes of geographical indications within the framework...
(PDO) status.
External links
- Prodotti tradizionali - Jambon de Bosses e Lard d'Arnad, official website of the Aosta Valley region.