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A slice of rustic bread topped with thin slices of lardo, all on a wooden cutting board

Hog Heaven: Lardo di Colonnata

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Lardo di Colonnata is the pristine, silky fat from pigs that sup on forest nuts near the Italian town of Colonnata and that’s cured in an herby brine.