Don Francesco - Lucanian artisan cured meats

The Don Francesco’s Artisanal Lucanian cured meats in Stigliano, Basilicata - Italy
On this site you can purchase the products. Delivery times after order confirmation are 6/8 working days.
All products are prepared in an artisanal way according to the Lucanian tradition, in particular of Stigliano. The cured meats contain selected pork and Lucanian black pig meats, the cheeses are made with local milk and all the animals from which the meat and dairy products come are raised on pasture. The products do not contain colourants, preservatives or milk derivatives.

Don Francesco artisan cured meats

Don Francesco is an artisanal cured meat production company that is based and operates in Stigliano, a municipality in Basilicata in the Province of Matera.
In Stigliano, Don Francesco has a cured meat processing and production laboratory and a sales point, both in the center of the town. Founded in 1969, the company boasted the Don Francesco brand in 2008 to characterize its products on the market, taking maximum care of their quality and food safety.

Stigliano

Stigliano is a municipality in Basilicata in the Province of Matera, which rises on Monte Serra at about 1,000 meters above sea level.

Stigliano is still one of the most important centers of the Lucanian hinterland. Since 1637 Stigliano has been the capital of the first autonomous Province of Lucania (regional capital). The town preserves traces of an important past witnessed by the presence of numerous noble palaces and the size of its historic center.

The economy of Stigliano is traditionally linked to agricultural and agri-food production, given the vocation of the territory in the production of very high quality wheat and pasta as a product. Another excellence is the artisanal production of cured meats and cheeses deriving from pig, sheep and cattle breeding in the area. >> Continue