Cured Strips
Coppiette are salted, seasoned strips of lean meat, dried in several local styles across Lazio.
- Animals
- Pork, beef or horse; also donkey
- Region
- Lazio
- Shape
- Strips of lean meat
- Recognition
- PAT in ARSIAL’s regional catalog
Strips with different seasonings
ARSIAL documents lean meat cut into strips, salted and seasoned before drying. Its examples include chili, fennel seeds, garlic, herbs and wine, with different combinations and drying methods. Some producers use an oven. One fixed seasoning or drying time would miss that variety.
Worth knowing next
- Prosciutto di ParmaOur suggestion: Prosciutto di Parma, compare a whole pork leg with a DOP maturation specification.
- PitinaOur suggestion: Pitina, compare another preservation method, with mixed meat and cornmeal.
- Salame FelinoOur suggestion: Salame Felino, compare a cured pork salame from the Parma area.
