Wiki Wednesday

Time to learn something!

1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. Click on "Random article" in the left-hand sidebar box.
3. Post it!

Here's what I got:

Coppa is a traditional Italian dry cured pork shoulder or neck, and could be considered the pork counterpart of the air dried, cured beef bresaola.

In its production, it is firstly lightly seasoned, often with red wine (sometimes white wine), garlic, and herbs, salted, then stuffed (as a whole joint) into a natural casing (usually beef or pork middles) and hung for up to six months to cure.

There is also another type of coppa which is cooked, called coppa cotta, but this is not as common.

It is also popular in Switzerland on the borders with Italy and in Corsica.

Mmm, cured pork products. I don't think I've ever had coppa, though.

Comments

[Tammy]

Another very important Italian pork product:

Porchetta (also Porquetta, or Porketta) is a spicy, tasty and extremely moist boneless pork roast. This celebratory dish is commonly served on holidays and special occasions. The pig is roasted whole, possibly over wood, and is heavily salted in addition to being stuffed with garlic, rosemary, fennel, and other herbs. Porchetta originated in central Italy.

[Tammy]

WTF? Three times?

[Karen]

Don't worry, I deleted two of them for you. And I thought *I* felt strongly about pork products!

[Karan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Tanor_Dieng

Ousmane Tanor Dieng

Ousmane Tanor Dieng (born 1948) is the First Secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal. Since 1996, he has been a vice-president of the Socialist International.

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I liked Coppa when I tried it. I was very surprised because I was geared up to fake it...but it was quite tasty. I was sure that eating raw pork was going to kill me, but I lived through it.

[Bonnie Jacobs]

Every Wednesday I think of you when I do this meme myself. (Click on my URL to read mine.) I don't think I've ever tried coppa, either.