Thanks to its mild, delicate taste, Bedogni Parma ham is suitable for a thousand different accompaniments, from simple slices of bread to obtain the most classic sandwiches, to the most sophisticated ingredients to produce unique and refined dishes. Natural maturation makes Bedogni Parma ham highly digestible, and a nutritious food for everyone, from young children to the elderly. Because of its high digestibility, this ham is ideal for every diet.
Traditional ham processing requires experience and patience. Nowadays, the Master Ham-makers of Egidio Bedogni still follow each phase meticulously and with constant respect for all those traditional procedures which have made Parma Ham a unique deli meat all over the world.
A genuine "flavour treatment" for the best Italian pork legs: hand finished, massaged and salted.
Nothing but sea salt, the hands of Master Ham-makers, and selected pork legs: because only the Master Salter knows how much salt is necessary for each pork leg, according to its size and degree of absorption.
Completely carried out by hand, this process maintains the correct tenderness of the lean parts of the ham and favours a slow natural maturation.
Ham maturation is favoured by the particular microclimate of Langhirano. It is the Parma torrent flowing through the valley surrounding the town which favours the flow of air coming from the Ligurian Sea, thus keeping the percentage of humidity fairly low. The air enters through the numerous maturation store-room windows and absorbs the moisture which filters through from the muscle mass to the surface of the ham. The ability of the Master Maturers consists in knowing how to best air the store rooms according to the atmospheric conditions. It is this experience which gives Bedogni ham its fragrance, taste and unmistakeable mildness.
It is the turn of the Master Ham-makers’ sense of smell to come into play. The operation of needle testing is done with a slender horse bone to permit the smelling and assessment of the ham’s aroma, taste and mildness.
The branding is the symbol of our quality. Only qualitatively better hams with a unique and refined taste warrant Bedogni branding. In this way, Bedogni guarantees that mild delicate flavour which makes Bedogni Ham the king of deli meats.