Osteria a Priori

Osteria a Priori

Perugia, Italy

A narrow, stone-walled osteria tucked into one of Perugia's medieval alleys near Corso Vannucci. The kitchen focuses on Umbrian salumi and local meats. During the colder months, mazzafegato shows up on the antipasti board alongside crostini neri and local pecorino. The Sagrantino selection runs deep. Tables seat maybe thirty people. Reservations in winter are a good idea.

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Sausages served here

Mazzafegato

Mazzafegato

Marche & Umbria, Italy

Mazzafegato is central Italy's pork liver sausage, born from the winter pig slaughter in the Marche and Umbria regions. The name comes from 'ammazzare il fegato' (to kill the liver), a blunt label for a blunt sausage. Two versions exist: dolce, with orange zest, pine nuts, and raisins; and piccante, spiked with chili. The sweet version is an oddity in Italian charcuterie, a technique traceable to ancient Roman preservation methods. This is a salume povero, a poor man's sausage that turns liver and scraps into something worth seeking out.

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