Cotechino Modena or Cotechino di Modena (spelled cotecchino or coteghino in some major dialects, but not in Italian) is a fresh
sausage made from
pork,
fatback, and
pork rind, and comes from
Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...
,
Italy, where it has ''
PGI'' status. Zampone Modena is closely related and also has ''PGI'' status.
Cotechino dates back to around 1511 to
Gavello in
Mirandola, where, whilst besieged, the people had to find a way to preserve meat and use the less tender cuts, so they made cotechino.
developed its own specialty enveloped in a hollowed out
pig's trotter, named the Zampone.
By the 18th century it had become more popular than the yellowish sausage that had been around at the time, and in the 19th century entered
mass production
Mass production, also known as flow production or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines. Together with job production and batch ...
in and around the area.
Cotechino is often served with
lentils alongside mashed potatoes or
polenta
Polenta (, ) is a dish of boiled cornmeal that was historically made from other grains. The dish comes from Italy. It may be served as a hot porridge, or it may be allowed to cool and solidify into a loaf that can be baked, fried, or grilled. ...
, especially around
New Year.
Image:Cotechino-Servito-Polenta-Lenticchie.jpg, Cotechino Modena (at top) Served with polenta and lentils
Image:Cotechino-Intero.jpg, Cooked Cotechino Modena
See also
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List of Italian dishes
This is a list of Italian dishes and foods. Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BC. Italian cuisine has its origins in Etruscan, ancient Greek, and ancien ...
References
External links
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Cibo360 - Cotechino & Zampone(Italian)
Italian products with protected designation of origin
Italian sausages
Pig's trotters