Ventricina is a traditional dry fermented pork sausage commonly produced in the Abruzzo region of Italy.[1][2] Its most common artisanal version, ventricina del vastese, from the Vasto area, is made with large pieces of fat and lean pork.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ventricina_vastese.jpg/220px-Ventricina_vastese.jpg)
The meat is pressed and seasoned with powdered sweet peppers and fennel and encased in dried pig stomach.[3]
The name derives from the belly of the pig giving the sausage its typical subovoid shape. It is officially recognised as a traditional agri-food product of Abruzzo (prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali abruzzesi).[4][5]
See also
References
External links
- La ventricina del Vastese (in English)
- Ventricina Teramana (in Italian) - Google Translation