World's Best Ham by PataNegra.dk

The hills of Parma are renowned worldwide for a taste that requires no introduction. Prosciutto di Parma, along with San Daniele, is often regarded as the world’s finest ham, a product that embodies centuries of craftsmanship and patient tradition. But behind the shine of this reputation, a darker chapter has been unfolding in the courts of Lodi. A few days ago, judges in Lodi delivered their first-degree ruling in what the press long ago nicknamed “Prosciuttopoli.” Three farmers from the same family, who ran businesses between Villanova Sillaro and Pieve Fissiraga, were sentenced to three and a half years each, with confiscations totalling 4.5 million euros. Investigators had accused them of mismanaging waste and committing fraud to secure public subsidies for biogas production. What investigators found According to the evidence gathered since 2018, pigs were being fed with discarded food products from supermarkets and factories. Nothing unusual there—using scraps is a common practic...