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Capocollo
Alternative namesCapicollo (Tuscia viterbese, Campania, Molise, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria), ossocollo (Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia), finocchiata (Siena), coppa di collo (Romagna), capocolloorcorpolongo (northern Lazio and central-southern Umbria), lonza (central-southern Lazio) or lonzino (Marche and Abruzzo), scameritaorscalmarita (northern Umbria and Tuscany), capicollu (Corsica), gabagool (New York City and New Jersey)
Place of origin
  • France
  • Region or state
  • Apulia
  • Calabria
  • Basilicata
  • Lazio
  • Tuscany
  • Umbria
  • Marche
  • Campania
  • Molise
  • Abruzzo
  • Veneto
  • Sardinia
  • Capocollo[1] (Italian: [kapoˈkɔllo])[2]orcoppa (Italian: [ˈkɔppa])[3] is a traditional Italian and French (Corsica) pork cold cut (salume) made from the dry-cured muscle running from the neck to the fourth or fifth rib of the pork shoulder or neck. It is a whole-muscle salume, dry cured, and typically sliced very thinly. It is similar to the more widely known cured hamorprosciutto, because they are both pork-derived cold cuts used in similar dishes. It is not brined as ham typically is.

    Etymology[edit]

    This cut is typically called capocolloorcoppa in much of Italy, Corsica and southern Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons).[4] This name is a compound of the words capo ('head') and collo ('neck'). Regional terms include capicollo (Campania and Calabria) and capicollu (Corsica).

    Outside of Europe, terms include bondiola sandwichorbondiola curadainArgentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and capicolaorcapicolla in North America.[5] The pronunciation gabagool has been used by some Italian Americans in the New York City area and elsewhere in the Northeast US, based on the Neapolitan language word capecuollo (IPA /kapəˈkwol.lə/) in working-class strata of 19th- and early 20th-century immigrants.[6] It was notably used in the television series The Sopranos, and its use has become a well-known stereotype.[7][8][9]

    Manufacture and use[edit]

    In its production, capocollo is first lightly seasoned often with red and sometimes white wine, garlic, and a variety of herbs and spices that differs depending on region. The meat is then salted (and was traditionally massaged), stuffed into a natural casing, and hung for up to six months to cure. Sometimes the exterior is rubbed with hot paprika before being hung and cured. Capocollo is essentially the pork counterpart of the air-dried, cured beef bresaola. It is widely available wherever significant Italian communities occur, due to commercially produced varieties. The slow-roasted Piedmontese version is called coppa cotta.

    Capocollo is esteemed for its delicate flavour and tender, fatty texture, and is often more expensive than most other salumi. In many countries, it is sold as a gourmet food item. It is usually sliced thin for use in antipasti or sandwiches such as muffulettas, Italian grinders and subs, and panini, as well as some traditional Italian pizza.

    Varieties and official status[edit]

    Three particular varieties, coppa piacentina, capocollo di Calabria from Italy, and Coppa de Corse[10] from France have protected designation of origin status under the Common Agricultural PolicyofEuropean Union law, which ensures that only products genuinely originating in those regions are allowed in commerce as such.[11][12]

    Five additional Italian regions produce capocollo, and are not covered under European law, but are designated as prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food, and Forestry Policies:

    Outside Europe, capocollo was introduced to Argentina by Italian immigrants, under the names bondiolaorbondiola curada.

    See also[edit]

    Media related to Coppa at Wikimedia Commons

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Gillian Riley. "Capocollo." The Oxford Companion to Italian Food. Oxford University Press, 2007. p. 100. ISBN 9780198606178
  • ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  • ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  • ^ "Coppa". Culinary Heritage of Switzerland. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  • ^ Canadian Oxford Dictionary 2nd ed., 2004.
  • ^ Dan Nosowitz. "How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained." Atlas Obscura. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  • ^ Schirripa, Steven R.; Fleming, Charles (2007-04-24). The Goomba Diet: Living Large and Loving It. Crown Publishing Group. p. 126. ISBN 9780307353030.
  • ^ Mosiello, Laura; Reynolds, Susan (2009-02-18). The Portable Italian Mamma: Guilt, Pasta, and When Are You Giving Me Grandchildren?. Simon and Schuster. p. 144. ISBN 9781440520396.
  • ^ Dixler, Hillary (2013-06-20). "Watch James Gandolfini's Food Scenes from The Sopranos". Eater. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  • ^ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 582/2014 of 28 May 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Coppa de Corse/Coppa de Corse — Coppa di Corsica (PDO)), 2014-05-28, retrieved 2023-12-15
  • ^ "Coppa Piacentina DOP". www.academiabarilla.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  • ^ "Capocollo di Calabria DOP". www.academiabarilla.com. Academia Barilla. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  • ^ "Elenco delle Schede dei Prodotti Agroalimentari Tipici e Tradizionali della Basilicata" (in Italian).
  • ^ "Schede prodotti tipici Lazio" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  • ^ "Il Capocollo di Martina Franca preparato con maiale allevato intorno a Martina". www.pugliaandculture.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  • ^ "Elenco prodotti Toscana, con schede" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2012-11-12.
  • ^ "Elenco delle Schede dei Prodotti Agroalimentari Tradizionali dell'Umbria" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-08-19.
  • Further reading[edit]


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