San Daniele, a charming town in the hills of Friuli, is synonym of world top quality cured ham, the Prosciutto di San Daniele, locally produced.
The environmental conditions of San Daniele’s territory, together with hundreds of years of ham processing experience, allow such excellent nutritious and tasteful characteristics.
The fine production of this gourmet ham finds its origins in the local history.
The Celts and the Romans had already understood that in this area the low humidity, good ventilation and climate of the foothills made it possible to preserve naturally the meat of a pig’s whole leg, for a long time and with the sole addition of salt.
The excellent and unique quality of the Prosciutto di San Daniele is recognized and protected by the European Union and only 27 small factories are allowed to the Prosciutto di San Daniele’s production.
Although the star and the main reason to visit San Daniele is the famous ham, we recommend visiting the local historic library, called Biblioteca (word for ‘library’, in Italian) Guarneriana. It hosts precious medieval codes, dating back to the 12th to 15th century and 83
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