According to the prestigious Financial Times, this little shop in a small Tuscan village is on a par with the limited elite of “out of this world” deli shops you find in London, Paris, New Delhi, New York.
See how medieval cured meats are produced, then enjoy the butcher’s lunch in a tuscan panoramic terrace. Mallegato of San Miniato it’s an ancient preparation of bitter-sweet spiced pork blood: see how it’s made and enjoy it in a wonderful lunch.
MALLEGATO di San Miniato – It is part of the blood-based cured meats family. The ingredients are: pork blood, bread, raisins, pine nuts and seared greaves. The processing method requires special attention to ensure its wholesomeness and organoleptic quality. Excellent sliced, floured and browned in oil. With a decidedly sweet taste, it goes well with vegetable side dishes with bitter notes.
LOCATION: TUSCANY
San Miniato (Pisa)
halfway between
Florence and Pisa
SUPERSTARS OF THE EXPERIENCE :
- Financial Times 2021 “THE 50 GREATEST FOOD STORES IN THE WORLD: where to find the best produce on the planet”
- Medieval-style cured meats and fresh pork and beef
TOP WINE OF THE EXPERIENCE :
The one that Sergio Falaschi decides it’s best with his daily changing menù…
Guided tour at the modern laboratory located in the San Miniato valley where the meats are processed and seasoned.
You will see the spices work, see prepare the sausages just like in the Middle Ages, including the Mallegato of San Miniato (bitter-sweet preparation of spiced pork blood). You will be able to see parts of the transformation or sectioning, make videos and photos but you will not be able to interact with food (for obvious reasons of product hygiene).
LUNCH follows on the PANORAMIC TERRACE at the back of the Butcher’s shop in the historic center of San Miniato.
FINANCIAL TIMES 2021
The 50 GREATEST
FOOD STORES in the WORLD
Where to find the best
produce on the planet
Sergio Falaschi is a fourth-generation butcher who sells his own salumi, prosciutto and sausages from his shop in historic San Miniato in the Tuscan hills. He also makes his own bottled sauces, pickles and has a nice selection of natural wines. The white-truffle sausages in autumn and early winter are the absolute best. – Emiko Davies.
This PRIVATE experience includes:
- Guided TOUR at the modern laboratory
- See the spices work, see PREPARE the sausages just like in the Middle Ages
- See parts of the TRANSFORMATION of the meats
- Full LUNCH with wines in perfect pairing at a nice table on a PANORAMIC TERRACE
SPUMA DI GOTA – It is obtained from the cheek of the pig raised in the semi-wild state. The product, after careful aging, is pounded in a mortar and turned into cream. The aromas express notes of hazelnut, they are sweet but intense, in short they are the result of what the animal has eaten in the woods (chestnuts, acorns and truffles). It is used spread on Tuscan bread croutons, it is also an excellent help in the kitchen added to the dishes being cooked. It goes beautifully with the whole world of sparkling wines.
Example of a MENU:
– Appetizer: COLD CUTS from the Falaschi butcher’s shop (absolutely without chemical preservatives), including Spuma di Gota and Mallegato.
– First course: fresh pasta Tagliolino with Ragù of VEAL “Chianina I.G.P.”
– Main course: Sliced VEAL“Chianina I.G.P.” with seasonal side dish, or, in the right season in which they are produced, hot LIVERS.
– Dessert: classic Tuscan almond cookies “CANTUCCI” with VINSANTO (artisanal raisin wine).
FEGATELLI di San Miniato
Main product of MEDIEVAL GASTRONOMY,
cooked and then stored under virgin lard. These are two pieces of tender meat with one of liver in the middle, all stuffed into a stalk of wild fennel, salted and peppered and cooked in virgin lard. They should be heated in the oven for about 10 minutes, so that the lard melts and the hot livers are placed on a hot serving dish and, as tradition dictates, combined with wild herbs, first boiled and then browned with oil and garlic. Also excellent with mashed potatoes. The liver is a lean product kept under virgin lard.
This on site experience lasts about 3-4 (three-four) hours and STARTS at 10.00 a.m. Number of People: Max 8 (eight) PRIVATE tour, so you’ll never be mixed with other people. Please NOTE: Experience NOT for animal rights fighters and / or vegetarians or vegans.
ON REQUEST:
– FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING IN LUXURY CAR, LIMO, VAN OR HELICOPTER with English speaking professional driver/pilot. Departure from any main location, example Rome, Civitavecchia, Livorno, La Spezia, Milan, Florence, Bologna, Venice etc.
– PRO Photographer/videomaker
– Mr. Marco Tenerini as your “emotional storytelling guide” for the whole day.
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* Out of stock vintages will be replaced with the most similar ones