Motsetta

Motsetta, motzetta or mocetta is a flavored cold cut dried meat traditionally consumed in the Western Alps. It is recognised as a (PAT).

Motsetta is produced throughout the Aosta Valley as well as the northern part of Piedmont (namely in Canavese, Valsesia and Val d'Ossola). The cold cut derives from lean cuts of meat, mainly muscle or thigh. The meat can be bovine, or sheep, goat, pork or game, among the latter the chamois and ibex are particularly appreciated.