In the fifties of the last century it was recognized as endangered. Then there was a recovery and the Caserta black pig returned to being quite widespread in its homeland, which is Campania felix.
It is, in fact, a native breed, bred since Roman times. And the "pelatiello", so commonly called due to the lack of bristles, lives in a semi-wild state in the woods of Caserta and nearby Sannio in Benevento.
The variety of typical products that derive from it is very wide: hams, sausages, soppressata and capocolli. And among the sausages, the most characteristic is the one in Vairano Patenora lard.
