IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CALABRIAN PRODUCTS KNOWN IN THE WORLD, BUT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY IN CONSUMING IT, IT HAS SPREAD VERY LITTLE. EASY ‘NDUJA IS ONLY AN EASIER WAY TO CONSUME THE TRUE ‘NDUJA OF SPILINGA IN SMALL SACHETS. IT IS NOTHING MORE THEN THE TRADITIONAL RECIPE WITH WHICH IT IS PRODUCED IN SPILINGA, ITS BIRTHPLACE.
But what is ‘nduja? It is defined a spreadable salami, unique in its kind, prepared with lard, bacon, lean pork and Calabrian chili dried in the sun; the salami is then smoked with oak, olive, acacia wood and successively left to the aging.
The quality of the meat used, considerably affect the final characteristics of the product. The real ‘nduja of Spilinga is made with the exclusive use of locally pigs flesh, raised according to ancient feeding techniques. Even the chili plays an essential role in the preparation ofEasy ‘nduja: normally , that used, is also cultivated in the typical area of production (Altopiano del Poro).