Smoked Necks (Capicola)
Our Smoked Necks are a Premium Dry Cured, whole muscle pork product. The pork neck, or “butt” is harvested from the shoulder of the pig, and is more commonly known as Capicola in Canada. This is one of our most popular products by volume, and notably, in both 2019 and 2022, they were a Silver Award Winner at the Ontario’s Finest Meat Competition. Cured “on the salt” for a little over 3 weeks, and then layered in maple hardwood cold-smoke for nearly 2 days, the product is then dried for approximately 6 weeks, until it achieves shelf stability after losing almost half its raw weight. The result demonstrates extremely concentrated flavour, a rich dark colour on the lean meat, and soft white fat marbling throughout. Enjoy sliced thin, either by itself as a snack, or in a sandwich, or as an impactful charcuterie or appetizer component. This is a versitile pork delicacy.