{"id":231280,"date":"2023-01-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/in-arnad-its-all-lard-that-runs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:20:12","slug":"in-arnad-its-all-lard-that-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/traditional-cooking\/in-arnad-its-all-lard-that-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"In Arnad it&#8217;s all lard that runs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/arnad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arnad<\/a><\/strong>, the famous expression &#8220;fat that runs&#8221; can easily be replaced with &#8230; &#8220;lard that runs&#8221;! Yes, because it belongs to the small Valdostan village <strong>the best lard in Europe<\/strong>. The salami, which takes the name of &#8220;lard of Arnad&#8221; as it is produced exclusively and strictly in the territory of the municipality of the same name, has received the recognition of the prestigious <strong>DOP mark<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A certification of absolute value that represents the right reward for a food present on the tables of the inhabitants of Arnad for many centuries. Suffice it to say that already in <strong>1570<\/strong> it was distributed in the refectories of the <strong>Monastery of Sant\u2019Orso<\/strong>. A tradition handed down from generation to generation, <strong>through a careful seasoning<\/strong> based on the use of the <strong>&#8220;doils&#8221;<\/strong>, a dialectal term that indicates those chestnut wood containers in which the local artisans laid the lard to be preserved during the year. The <strong>packaging<\/strong>, in fact, is a fundamental phase in the maintenance of this cured meat which, when cut, shows a compact but very soft consistency and always requires great care on the part of those who obtain it <strong>from the shoulder and back of bred pigs<\/strong>. The slices, white in color, melt in the mouth. The taste is sweet and an aromatic pinch.<\/p>\n<p>But what makes the Arnad lard special, therefore worthy of European certification, is the <strong>feeding of the pigs<\/strong> used for its production that feed exclusively on natural foods, such as vegetables and chestnuts. The lard is then &#8220;embellished&#8221; with <strong>herbs, spices<\/strong>, garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, cinnamon and many other aromas that give it an even more inviting scent. In short, if you go to Arnad, a real bijou in the <strong>Alps of Valle d&#8217;Aosta<\/strong>, you cannot fail to treat yourself to a dish of lard as an aperitif, appetizer or as an accompaniment to a game dish. The best lard on the continent is eaten up here. And it&#8217;s all gold, indeed, fat that drips!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Arnad lard, a DOP from Valle d&#8217;Aosta with a unique and aromatic flavor: an excellence that melts in your mouth and tells of centuries of Alpine tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":291261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-blog-pro.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1537],"tags":[],"village-conntection":[50403],"class_list":["post-231280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traditional-cooking","village-conntection-arnad-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231280"},{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=231280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}