Grand selection gift basket with 9 Tuscan cured meats

The Tuscan Cured Meats Grand Selection Basket is a basket of fine cured meats: 9 artisan Tuscan charcuterie specialties weighing approximately 4.5 kg, including Cinta Senese Lardo, Finocchiona IGP, peppered pork jowl and wild boar sausage. Each cured meat is vacuum-packed, and everything arrives in a Salumeria Toscana gift box with handles. It's the basket designed for special Christmas and corporate gifts.

Why it's different from the usual cured meat baskets

Compared with the Tuscan Cured Meats Gift Basket, which contains 7 cured meats, the Grand Selection adds the most sought-after products from Tuscan charcuterie: Cinta Senese Lardo, from the region's finest pig breed, peppered aged pork jowl and wild boar sausage. These are joined by the great classics: a generous portion of Tuscan salami, Finocchiona IGP, prosciutto, soppressata, pancetta and lonzino.

We personally taste products from every producer in our Tuscan artisan selection before adding them to our catalog; the Finocchiona IGP is from Bontà Toscane. To find out what sets artisan cured meats apart from industrial ones, read our artisan or industrial guide.

What's in the basket

Technical details

How to serve it and use it in the kitchen

The platter

Arrange the cured meats from mildest to strongest: lonzino and prosciutto, followed by Tuscan salami and Finocchiona IGP, and finally soppressata and wild boar sausage. Serve Cinta Senese Lardo in paper-thin slices on warm Tuscan bread so it melts and releases its aromas.

In the kitchen

Peppered pork jowl is the base for carbonara, amatriciana and gricia; Tuscan pancetta adds flavor to soffritto, legumes and meat sauces. To learn more about the cured meats in the basket, read our guides to Finocchiona IGP, Tuscan soppressata and DOP and IGP certifications.

Pairings

Unsalted Tuscan bread to balance the saltiness of the cured meats. Pair with a full-bodied Tuscan red wine: Chianti Riserva DOCG with salami, Finocchiona and soppressata, or Morellino di Scansano with wild boar sausage and pork jowl. Add a few Tuscan cheeses for a complete platter.

Frequently asked questions

How is it different from the Tuscan Cured Meats Gift Basket?

The Tuscan Cured Meats Gift Basket contains 7 cured meats weighing approximately 3.75 kg. The Grand Selection includes 9 cured meats weighing approximately 4.5 kg and adds Cinta Senese Lardo, peppered pork jowl and wild boar sausage.