The delicatessen industry in Italy has a very long tradition which has transformed the Italian art of being a butcher into a real "school". This has developed over the years into a specialisation in the production of dry pork products (seasoned salame, salted ham…), while the Northern European countries have focused on the manufacture of cooked pork products.

The technique of preserving meat through drying developed in hot climates, like those of Italy and Spain, as a means of keeping meat for as long as possible.

Delicatessen products generally dervied from pork. For example "prosciutto" (salted and seasoned pork hock) has become one of the most requested products in both the domestic and international markets. Within the Italian regions, Tuscany is among the finest manufacturers of pork products.

Among typical Tuscan pork products we can mention "finocchiona", "salami", Tuscan ham, pork and wild boar sausages, fresh or seasoned, "coppa", "pancetta", and many others. The Antica Macelleria Falorni has been based in Piazza Matteotti in Greve in Chianti for almost three hundred years, and offers a wide range of typical pork products, as well as the best quality in other types of meat, the origin of which is strictly controlled and guaranteed. Among beef breeds that one can find at the Antica Macelleria Falorni, the "Chianina" is certainly the most genuine and appreciated. It is perfect for excellent steaks and "carpacci". An other peculiar kind of meat offered by the Antica Macelleria Falorni is that of "cinta senese", a wild breed of pigs which has recently been saved from extinction.

The Antica Macelleria Falorni has been based in Piazza Matteotti in Greve in Chianti for almost three hundred years, and offers a wide range of typical pork products, made according to traditional recipes handed down generation to generation. An other particular kind of meat offered by the Antica Macelleria Falorni is that of "cinta senese", a wild breed of pigs which has recently been saved from extinction.