Porco is a common Italian equivalent of 'pork'. It's a masculine gender noun that takes as its definite article 'il' ['the'], and as its indefinite article 'uno' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'POHR-koh'.
Other equivalents are carne di maiale and carne suina. Both phrases mean 'meat of pigs', 'meat of swine', or 'pork'. They're pronounced 'KAHR-nay* Dee meye*-AH-lay' and 'KAHR-nay SWEE-nah', respectively.
*The sound 'ay' is similar to the sound 'ay' in the English noun 'ray'. The sound 'eye' is similar to the sound of the English noun 'eye'.
Italian sausage is typically made from pork.
Guanciale
Soppressata in Italian is "pork salami" in English.
The traditional Italian dish made with pork cooked in milk is called "Maiale al Latte."
Cotechino: type of Italian pork sausage/lean pig's trotter
Capicola is the correct spelling for the Italian pork.
braciole di maiale
The best boneless pork chop recipes are Italian. The reason why is that there is over 103 different Italian recipes available. These recipes may be found online on websites such as Yummly or Recipe.
No. Italian bread is made from the same ingredients as other breads: flour, water. yeast, oil and sugar.
The Italian American Cook - 2014 Rigatoni with Sunday Pork Gravy 2-8 was released on: USA: 21 April 2014
Nigellissima - 2012 Italian-inspired Pork Loin Stuffed with Ham and Oregano 1-3 was released on: USA: 21 December 2013
Salumi can be quite confusing. It is, in fact, a collective term for all things pork from 'salami' to 'insaccati' and even 'porchetta' and 'pancetta'. A 'salumeria' in Italy is a pork butchers shop.