When Nero di Calabria was founded in 2011, in Taverna (a hamlet of Paterno Calabro), the idea was to focus on the region's native black pigs. Here the Calabrian breed lives in a semi-wild state and is fed with GMO-free flour, acorns and chestnuts. The meats are cut and cured by hand, and no preservatives or additives are used. Nero di Calabria was awarded the "Medusa Award" for its nutritional properties at the Policlinico Umberto l hospital in Rome.
