Stefano... The First Mannarino
Reading Time: 2 minutes Recent archaeological excavations have unearthed some very rare finds that can be traced back to the first, unique and legendary Mannarino. Until now, his origins have been shrouded in mystery, but information has finally emerged that may lead us to some explanation. We are not talking about a caveman, but Stephen, the first legendary Mannarino.Some [...]
The Mannarino Academy - Educational dinner
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Academy of The Mannarino - The Academy of The Mannarino: an educational dinner at the butcher's shop to learn all the secrets of meat! When we were children and were asked at school 'what job do you want to do when you grow up?' nobody answered 'butcher'. Time has passed and today we want to revive and get to know this noble art and all [...]
One, two, three, four... Arrosticini...
Reading Time: 3 minutes One, two, three, four... Arrosticini... Have you ever heard of Mannarino's Arrosticini? It's impossible you haven't noticed them in front of his meat counter... Between Apulian 'bombette pugliesi', ribs and grandmother's meatballs - as you know - the butcher Mannarino never sends you home hungry and is always ready to offer you his [...]
The History and Origins of Bombette
Reading Time: 2 minutes The history and origins of Bombette Dear friends frequenters of the most carnivorous blog there is, today we do not want to talk to you about a simple recipe, nor a traditional dish. Today we want to talk about a real way of life coming from the heart of Puglia and which is conquering more and more [...].
Meat maturation, why is it important?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Meat maturation: what is it and why is it so important? To best explain meat maturation, let us start with a concept that is as simple as it is underestimated, perhaps even taboo: when an animal dies, its meat undergoes a series of biochemical processes that lead very slowly to decomposition. This is how mother nature has [...]
Zampina di Sammichele: a Unesco heritage site
Reading Time: 2 minutes "La Zampina di Sammichele: much more than just a sausage'. The speciality of il butcher Mannarino is the now well-known Apulian 'bombette pugliesi', yet the succulent meat rolls are not the only Apulian meat recipe you can find in our butcher's shop, quite the contrary. Among the wide selection of our meats, there is one dish that [...]
Christmas comes with the Friesian breed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Christmas is coming with the Friesian breed... Christmas is approaching and with it Santa Mannarino, ready to deliver a very special meat to all carnivores in Italy. We are talking about the Friesian breed, straight from the land of Father Christmas, Finland. This particular variety is also called the European Wagyu and is often compared [...].
Chef in Camicia VS Bombetta Challenge
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chef in Camicia VS Bombette In the months since it opened, Il Mannarino has seen it all, but three elegant poached chefs doing battle to the sound of bombettes was still missing! The Mannarino was in fact the scene of a no-holds-barred challenge starring our friends [...].
All the benefits of a carnivorous diet
Reading Time: 2 minutes Eating meat is good for your health... yes! It is good for our brain development, skeletal and muscle growth, and even increases fertility. Last week some unfortunate person informed our Mannarino that there are people in the world who do not eat meat by choice. He was really shocked and since that day [...].
Republic of Bombettes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Repubblica delle Bombette The King of the Butchers of Milan doubles the meat counter by opening a new butcher's shop in the Repubblica area, for the occasion renamed Repubblica delle Bombette. The word has already spread all over Milan: the neighbourhood wives have been talking of nothing else for weeks, the church parvises are invaded by whispers, the sciureas of [...].
