{"id":8991,"date":"2024-05-29T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T08:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grigiodelcasentino.it\/?p=8991"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:26:18","slug":"healthy-good-ethical-and-uncompromising-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grigiodelcasentino.it\/en\/healthy-good-ethical-and-uncompromising-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy, good, ethical and uncompromising meat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The meat of our Grigio del Casentino\u00ae pigs has an exceptional taste for at least three reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Genetics<\/strong>. Grigio del Casentino is a crossbreed of <strong>Large White and Cinta Senese pigs<\/strong>. From the former, it inherited the size. From the latter, the significant amount of marbled fat and predisposition to outdoor life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Natural life<\/strong>. Our pigs are genetically predisposed to live in <a href=\"https:\/\/grigiodelcasentino.it\/en\/semi-free-range-breeding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">semi-free range<\/a> conditions, and that&#8217;s how we raise them among the woods in Casentino. Here they feed on what nature has to offer according to the seasons, <strong>without drugs or antibiotics<\/strong> that accelerate growth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Artisanal processing method<\/strong>. Our products are simple and genuine, like those our grandparents used to make. No &#8220;cheating&#8221; is allowed, as we call it, meaning no preservatives, dyes, additives or stabilizers. <strong>Time, humidity, temperature<\/strong>: these are the only tools we use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The last two things are not necessarily connected<\/strong>. There are <strong>ethical farms<\/strong> that respect the animals&#8217; lives, but when it comes to processing meat into cured meats and sausages, they don&#8217;t hesitate to use some <strong>help from chemistry <\/strong>to limit risks during aging.<\/p>\n<p>And there are also cured meats made only with <strong>natural ingredients<\/strong>. Too bad, however, that the pigs are from intensive breeding, raised in cages two meters long and filled with antibiotics. Excellent procedures, perhaps, but on a<strong> raw material of poor quality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Our project is different because we have a <strong>comprehensive vision<\/strong> that spans from the birth of the pig to the labeling of each single product. There is no <em>before <\/em>and <em>after <\/em>slaughtering, because <strong>everything that happens during the animal&#8217;s life influences taste and quality.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>A natural choice<\/h2>\n<p>Grigio del Casentino is a hybrid pig, the result of crossing <strong>Large White and Cinta Senese<\/strong> breeds. As we have seen in our <a href=\"https:\/\/grigiodelcasentino.it\/en\/a-tribute-to-fat-when-its-high-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tribute to fat<\/a>, our Grigio has inherited an <strong>important fat component<\/strong> from the Cinta. It cannot be raised in an intensive breeding system because its fat would become excessive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extensive breeding <\/strong>is the best choice for this animal, the only one able to protect both its well-being and the quality of the meat at the same time. <strong>The lives of our pigs are healthy<\/strong> because they take place in their natural habitat, respecting their growth times, only with natural feeding.<\/p>\n<p>We slaughter animals that are <strong>at least 14 months old<\/strong> and have experienced an entire cycle of seasons. Furthermore, <strong>we do not administer drugs<\/strong> except for the vaccine required by law by the local health authority.<\/p>\n<p>Our pigs live<strong> in total connection with nature<\/strong> and you can perfectly taste it in the meat. The most experienced palates may even recognize the scents of mushrooms, chestnuts and fruits through their meat.<\/p>\n<h2>A processing method that doesn&#8217;t seek shortcuts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>For a quality product, an exceptional raw material is needed<\/strong>. The quality of the meat is, obviously, the first requirement for premium cured meats. Only if the pig has lived well, for a sufficient time, with a healthy feeding and without drugs, will the finished product <em>truly <\/em>be good.<\/p>\n<p>A small clarification: <strong>good, for us, doesn&#8217;t just mean tasty and flavorful<\/strong>. It means produced in a respectful, ethical, and sustainable way. That&#8217;s why we firmly believe the supply chain is fundamental and dedicate the <strong>utmost attention to the lives of our pigs<\/strong>, not just to the processing of their meat.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve made a &#8220;radical&#8221; choice. In our products, we only want natural ingredients and no allergens. <strong>No preservatives or dyes<\/strong>: our products do not last like those of large-scale retailers and are not fluorescent pink, but they contain all the authentic taste of pork. <strong>We don&#8217;t use additives or stabilizers<\/strong> because, simply put, Grigio del Casentino\u00ae meat is perfect as it is.<\/p>\n<p>Working only with time, humidity and temperature involves <strong>considerable risk<\/strong>. If the batch doesn&#8217;t turn out perfectly, we can&#8217;t &#8220;fix it&#8221; in any way, and this also results in a financial loss. Not the easiest path, indeed, but certainly <em>our <\/em>path, the one we&#8217;ve chosen for our <strong>authentic, sincere and genuine project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Superior quality<\/h2>\n<p>Grigio del Casentino\u00ae meat is exceptional, and &#8211; as we have just seen &#8211; there are several reasons for it. The first is the <strong>\u201cbirth\u201d<\/strong> from the crossing of Large White and Cinta Senese breeds, a crossbreed that generates a perfect animal in terms of meat yield.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>type of breeding<\/strong> too affects the quality of the meat. For high-quality products, animals must be raised in a healthy, respectful way that preserves their well-being. We raise them in a <a href=\"https:\/\/grigiodelcasentino.it\/en\/semi-free-range-breeding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">semi-free range<\/a>, the only way to enhance their natural qualities, ensure their welfare and pursue an ethical and sustainable project.<\/p>\n<p>The choice to use only natural ingredients respects <strong>the purity of this meat<\/strong>. Healthy, ethical and sustainable goodness from the wood to the plate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meat of our Grigio del Casentino\u00ae pigs has an exceptional taste for at least three reasons: Genetics. Grigio del Casentino is a crossbreed of Large White and Cinta Senese pigs. From the former, it inherited the size. 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