Daniele Inc. receives national Good Food Award

BURRILLVILLE – For the second year in a row, Daniele Inc. has received a national Good Food Award for its line of charcuterie made in Rhode Island from locally raised hogs.

Daniele Inc.’s Juniper Berry and Pinot Noir salame received a first place award in the blind taste test by 225 of the nation’s top chefs and food critics.

Enrico Porrino, Daniele’s resident salumiere, developed the recipe after taste-testing several combinations of wines and herbs.

“I decided juniper berries and Pinot Noir made the best marriage,” Porrino said in a statement. “This salami embodies classic Italian flavors, reminiscent of cuisine enjoyed in the Italian Alps.”

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The 2015 Good Food Awards, held in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 8, recognize American food producers and the farmers who provide the ingredients.

“These awards are a testament of our community’s ability to produce excellence,” said Davide Dukcevich, whose family started Daniele in Rhode Island over 30 years ago.

Small family farms, including Rhode Island’s Timberston and Blackbird Farms, raised hogs for use in this new local line.
Daniele was the only Rhode Island company to win a Good Food Award; in addition to charcuterie, the other award categories featured beer, cheese, coffee, chocolate, oils, pickles, confections, honey, preserves and spirits.
To be considered for an award, businesses must use local ingredients when possible, practice water and resource conservation, and grow ingredients without synthetic fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides.

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