Norcineria

Pork Butchers

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By Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio

Published 1997

  • About

In the town of Norcia in Umbria, the local speciality is based on pork and wild boar. The local butchers, called norcini, are very famous for their skill and have given their name to the art of pork and boar butchering. Their shops are called norcineria, the equivalent of macelleria.