Martina Franca's capocollo is a traditional cured meat from Apulia, appreciated throughout the whole country and beyond. The Apulian town of Martina Franca is known as an ancient place where pigs bred in Salento, Taranto and more generally in the whole region, where brought to be slaughtered and their meat processed. The know-how of Martina Franca people paired with the city microclimate (fresh, windy and dry) gave, and still give, the capocollo a perfect balance. Capocollo di Martina Franca is