A Day of Marble and Fatback 25/04/18

We ride through the Tuscan canyon above Carrara where the white marble that built Rome was quarried, and then hike from the village of Colonnata, famed for its pork fatback, to Vergheto, an abandoned village that is in the process of repopulation
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0001 CARRARA, COLONNATA, VERGHETO<br>In the village of colonnata, even the parking lot is paved with marble...
1 CARRARA, COLONNATA, VERGHETO
In the village of colonnata, even the parking lot is paved with marble...
0002 ...Because above the marble-working town of Carrara is an entire canyon of the white marble that was used to build Rome.
2 ...Because above the marble-working town of Carrara is an entire canyon of the white marble that was used to build Rome.
0003 Boris gathers us in the piazza as we prepare to hike up to Vergheto
3 Boris gathers us in the piazza as we prepare to hike up to Vergheto
0004 In Colonnata, marble is used in even the humblest places
4 In Colonnata, marble is used in even the humblest places
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0007 Colonnata has a renowned prodct of its own, fatback (lardo). Colonnata's own marble, if you will.
7 Colonnata has a renowned prodct of its own, fatback (lardo). Colonnata's own marble, if you will.
0008 Gourmet fatback comes from the back of the pig, with a little bacon left on, and is seasoned in marble tanks like this one with garlic, rosemary and sea salt.…
8 Gourmet fatback comes from the back of the pig, with a little bacon left on, and is seasoned in marble tanks like this one with garlic, rosemary and sea salt. The pitting of the tank tells us that the marble actually adds its flavor to the mixture as it seasons.
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