Italian gastronomy loses one of its eminent representatives. Emilio Rigamonti, nicknamed the king of bresaola, died Wednesday at the age of 92, Rai News ad. As a reminder, bresaola is a raw, non-smoked charcuterie originating from Valtellina, in northern Lombardy. It has made a name for itself in recent years on the shelves of our supermarkets, on our pizzas and sometimes during our raclette evenings.
Emilio Rigamonti was not nicknamed the king of bresaola for nothing since it was he, together with his brother Giovanni, who developed the father’s business based in Sondrio in the Valtellina, to the point of making it the leader in the production of this delicate charcuterie. And above all, he brought out the bresaola from northern Lombardy to invite it to Italian and foreign tables. Unfortunately, financial difficulties in 2013 led to the acquisition of Rigamonti by the Brazilian group JBS, which accounts for a quarter of the world beef market.
Emilio Rigamonti died in Sondrio, piazzale Bertacchi, at lunchtime. The emergency services, quickly intervened on the spot, could not do anything.