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AGE-OLD ARNAD TRADITION
The lard production and preservation represent, for Arnad, an age-old tradition. An inventory of Arnad Castle, dating 1763, evidences the presence of four doils...
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TRADITION AND TERRITORY
The typical aspect of the lard production consists, principally, in the skilful use of aromatic mountain herbs.
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SAINT OURS MONASTERY, 1570
In Aosta Valley, the oldest evidence of the presence of the lard dates back to 1570 and it consists in a manuscript about religious refectories of Saint Ours Monastery.
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HAND-MADE PRODUCTION
The picking up and the cleaning of spices and aromas is not the only step of Bertolin production hand-made.
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THE LARD “RITUAL”
The lard production, widely considered, is part of the pork killing ritual, an important event for the local population...
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from Arnad
THE SLAUGHTERING
The pork killing, that engages many people, friends and parents in a common effort, takes place traditionally from Christmas to Saint Antony (17th January).
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