Finocchiona is one of the most popular and traditional Tuscany salami, is soft and scented salami made with top quality meat cuts and seasoned with wild fennel seeds (finocchietto).
Its origins date back to the Middle Ages, when wild fennel seeds were used as a cheap alternative to expensive pepper. Finocchiona is a firm favourite in Tuscany and has been since the fifteenth century, from the general population right up to the noble classes. It is said that even Machiavelli was particularly fond of Finocchiona
