name of this specialty meat?

[mash1982]

Guys, you are my only hope! Does anyone know what is the name of this meat that I bought in Florence?

[ttoommyy]

Do you live in the US mash1982? And if so, how did you ever get that home? Lucky! :)

[barberinibee]

In Liguria and Piemonte, it is more commonly called testa in cassetta, so if you to looking for it in true Italian delis that are closer to the Pacific coast in the US, you might find it under that name. I just did a quick google search and saw that Perbacco in San Francisco has on its menu "testa in cassetta di Gavi."

[barberinibee]

If all else fails, you can make your own (if you can get your hands on some pig snouts):

http://lpoli.50webs.com/index_files/T...

[barberinibee]

Or if you are on the East Coast, here is a promising lead in Great Barrington:

http://www.themeatmarketgb.com/a-recipe-from-the-old-country/

and where to get it around Chicago:

http://newstrib.com/main.asp?SectionI...

[minchilli]

Definitely coppa di testa, which is called head cheese in the states. It's made slightly differently everywhere in Italy, so it will be pretty hard finding exactly what you had in Florence, back in the States.

www.elizabethminchilliinrome.com

[Rodzilla]

Shouldn't be hard to find in an Italian specialty market. Otherwise just call a few local delis and ask about headcheese, you should find something comparable.

[lisaonthecape]

Looks like coppa di testa to me (in English, the singularly unappealing name of headcheese).

[vinoroma]

+ 1

[mash1982]

Thanks!I hope I'll be able to find it here, in US