011: Prosciutto, pancetta, and sausage from Tuscany

Published: June 26, 2015, 12:12 p.m.

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Italian meat! Paul and Steven talk about Paul\\u2019s trip to Tuscany to visit family and the wonders of prosciutto, pancetta and sausage from Italy. Hopefully you\\u2019re not too hungry after listening to this episode.

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Topics covered include:

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  • Paul\\u2019s problem with the Tuscan airport
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  • Paul\\u2019s arrival in America and a peek at why his ego is so big
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  • Why Paul can literally say \\u201cThat prosciutto has my name on it.\\u201d
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  • What is unusual about Tuscan bread (hint: it has no salt)
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  • One theory of why the bread is unsalted
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  • Raw sausage and why we love it
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  • How to eat raw sausage
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  • How to freeze the sausage if you need to
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  • Why his cousin\\u2019s pancetta is so amazing
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  • Why people call the pancetta \\u201cthe baby\\u201d
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  • How we were able to get some pancetta back to the U.S. one trip
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  • How women play a big part in the prosciutto and pancetta production
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  • How Paul\\u2019s trip brought on a wave of nostalgia
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  • Our advice on buying your own prosciutto or pancetta
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  • And what to serve with your prosciutto
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