The meat is carefully selected and ground. Then small cubes of fat are prepared, these give the characteristic sweetness to this deli meat. The mixture is made into sausages and cooked for several hours, even days for larger mortadellas. This is the most delicate stage, the one which gives the mortadella its characteristic smell and typical tenderness. The process uses special dry air ovens, with cooking times varying from just a few hours to an entire day.
The product is then sprayed with cold water and left to stabilize in a cooler. Becoming truly unique.
It has a full and well-balanced flavour thanks to the pieces of fat from the pig’s throat which add sweetness to the deli meat. Once cut, the surface is smooth with a uniform bright pink colour.
The string is removed, peeling the deli meat 5 cm at a time to stop it drying out. The cutting is then started by removing a few centimetres of product. It is placed on a slicer with the cut surface perfectly aligned with the blade. once firmly in place, the product can be cut, obtaining a compact and uniform slice, with a perfectly smooth surface.
If the product is served in small cubes, the thickness will be in proportion to the required weight and must be cut just before serving. To obtain wedges, it is recommended to start from a cylindrical slice, of the desired thickness, which is then divided into triangular wedges.