Ciauscolo

Ciauscolo is a spreadable pigmeat salame produced in designated municipalities across the Provinces of Ancona, Macerata and Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region of Italy. Its defining characteristic is spreadability, achieved through a high-fat meat mixture of belly, shoulder, and ham and loin trimmings, finely minced and seasoned with salt, ground black pepper, wine and crushed garlic.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI under file number PGI-IT-0557, with EU protection dating from 11 October 2006, Ciauscolo is classified under Class 1.2 (Meat and meat products) and is produced and aged exclusively within specified municipalities in the Provinces of Ancona, Macerata and Ascoli Piceno. The specification defines the meat mixture in decreasing order of proportion: belly up to 70%, shoulder up to 40%, and ham and loin trimmings up to 30%. The finished product is presented as a cylinder of soft consistency weighing between 400 and 2,500 g, with a diameter of between 4.5 and 10 cm and a length of between 15 and 45 cm. Chemical requirements include a pH of 4.8 or higher, a minimum protein content of 15.00%, fat content between 32% and 42%, a maximum water-to-protein ratio of 3.10, and a maximum fat-to-protein ratio of 2.80. The product must be packed in natural pig or bovine gut with ends tied using hemp string. Eligible pig breeds include Italian Large White, Landrace and Duroc crosses as improved under the Italian herd book; pure-bred Belgian Landrace, Hampshire, Pietrain, Duroc and Spotted Poland animals are expressly excluded. Pigs are sent to slaughter between the end of the ninth month and the end of the 15th month, with an average live weight of 170 kg. The label must carry the name 'CIAUSCOLO' followed by 'Indicazione Geografica Protetta' and the initials 'IGP'. The Consorzio di Tutela del Ciauscolo IGP is the applicant producer group.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 11 October 2006 under file number PGI-IT-0557, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013776.
• Pure-bred Belgian Landrace, Hampshire, Pietrain, Duroc and Spotted Poland pigs are expressly excluded from the specification.
• The specification sets fat content between 32% and 42%, making Ciauscolo's high fat proportion a defined legal requirement, not merely a characteristic.
• Ciauscolo's name appears in a notarial price list from the Municipality of Camerino dated October 1851, and on Italy's national list of traditional foodstuffs since 2000.

Tasting notes

Soft spreadable salami from the Marche, garlic and wine-spiced, with a creamy texture from finely minced fat, mild and rustic with subtle fennel notes.

HoReCa use

Spread on warm crostini or bread, served as antipasto; used to fill stuffed olives or as a topping on regional pizzas.

Packaging

• whole-piece-vacuum-400-700g
• half-piece-vacuum-300g
• tub-spreadable-200g