Nelli's Journal
from knife to note
A space where we share honest thoughts, stories from behind the counter, new cures, seasonal ingredients and lessons learned while making things slowly.

Where Flavour Begins
Flavour in our cured meats starts long before the cure, before the smoke, before the knife.
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Why We only use Local Xwejni Sea Salt
At Nelli’s, every product starts with simple, honest ingredients. One of the most important is Xwejni sea salt, harvested by hand from Gozo’s traditional salt pans. It’s the only salt we use across all our cured meats.
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Nelli's on Screen with Shane Delia
Some days in the kitchen are quieter than others. Some are spent checking cures, slicing, testing, cleaning, waiting. Others feel a little different.