Three Limited-Edition Porchetta Sandwiches, Now at Dal Fiorentino London

We didn't just tweak the menu this time. We went looking for the best porchetta we could find, tasted our way through far too much of it, and brought the winner back to London. The result is a limited-edition trio of porchetta sandwiches - three new schiacciata, each built around a porchetta good enough to carry it, available now at Dal Fiorentino London.

That porchetta comes from Porchetta D'Alterio, an Italian family business that has spent generations perfecting one thing and refusing to be distracted by anything else. We watched it being made. We tasted it. And it completely changed our plans. We walked in thinking about a single new sandwich and walked out knowing we had to build three.

Here's everything you need to know before you come and try them.

Who is Porchetta D'Alterio?

Porchetta D'Alterio is a family business that has been making one thing - and making it exceptionally - for generations. It started decades ago with a butcher who bought an oven and began slow-roasting whole pigs, almost for the love of it. What began as one man's craft was passed down through the family, and today Porchetta D'Alterio is known across Italy for porchetta and slow-cooked pork, and very little else.

That single-mindedness is the whole point. They don't spread themselves thin across a hundred products. They've spent generations refining the seasoning, the cooking, and the selection of the pork itself, and the result is porchetta with the kind of following most delis would envy. When we set out to find the best porchetta for this collaboration, Porchetta D'Alterio was the one we couldn't stop thinking about.

So when you order one of the three sandwiches below, the porchetta inside it comes from people who have made this their life's work.

What makes this porchetta worth a limited edition

Porchetta is one of those deceptively simple foods. At its best, it's pork that's been seasoned with herbs, rolled, and slow-cooked for hours until the meat turns soft and the outside crisps into something close to crackling. Done badly, it's dry and forgettable. Done properly, it's one of the great things you can put inside bread.

The difference comes down to the quality of the pork and the patience of the people cooking it. Porchetta D'Alterio have both, and because porchetta is essentially all they do, you can taste that focus in the result - the seasoning is balanced rather than aggressive, the fat renders into flavour instead of grease, and every slice holds together the way good porchetta should.

That's exactly the kind of ingredient our menu is built around. We've always said we'd rather do a few things exceptionally than a lot of things adequately, and porchetta this good deserved its own moment. So we gave it one.

The limited-edition porchetta trio

Three sandwiches, three completely different personalities. Whether you want the porchetta front and centre or buried in heat and sauce, there's one for you.

Smoky Pork

Porchetta, smoked stracciatella and grilled mixed vegetables.

This is the sandwich for people who want the porchetta to do the talking. There's nothing here to distract you from it. The smoked stracciatella melts into the warm bread and adds a gentle, creamy smokiness that follows the pork rather than fighting it. The grilled vegetables bring char and a little sweetness to balance the richness. It's the most straightforward of the three, and for a lot of people it'll be the favourite precisely because of that. Clean, rich, and built to let one very good ingredient shine.

Spicy Pork

Porchetta, 'nduja cream, aubergines, smoked stracciatella and a finish of spicy oil.

This is the boldest sandwich on the board, and it's not shy about it. Our 'nduja cream is made in-house, the way we make all our sauces, and it brings a deep, slow-building heat that wraps around the porchetta. The aubergine keeps everything soft and absorbs the flavour, the smoked stracciatella steps in to cool things down, and the spicy oil at the end reminds you exactly what you signed up for. If you're the kind of person who reaches for the chilli, start here and don't look back.

Skinny Pork

Porchetta, rocket and truffle oil.

Three ingredients, no noise. This is the sandwich that proves great porchetta doesn't need a crowd around it. The peppery rocket cuts straight through the richness of the pork, and the truffle oil adds a quiet, earthy depth that lifts the whole thing without taking over. It's the most pared-back of the trio, and it's the one we'd point a porchetta purist towards. Sometimes the best version of something is the simplest one.

Why porchetta and schiacciata were made for each other

If you've been to Dal Fiorentino before, you'll know we take the bread as seriously as the filling. Schiacciata is thinner and crispier than focaccia, baked fresh throughout the day, and it was built to carry bold, generous fillings without collapsing. That's the whole reason it became the sandwich bread it is - it can hold rich, juicy ingredients and still keep its crunch.

Porchetta is exactly the kind of filling it was made for. Slow-cooked, herby, properly fatty in the best sense, it needs a bread that can stand up to it. Put that against a crisp schiacciata, warm from the oven, and you get the contrast that makes the whole thing work: the crackle of the bread, then the softness of the pork. Anything less than a great bread would get lost underneath porchetta this good. Ours doesn't.

It's also why every sandwich is built fresh in front of you. The schiacciata stays crisp, the porchetta stays warm, and nothing has been sitting around waiting. It's a small detail that makes a big difference, and it's the same way we've made everything since we started.

Limited edition means limited

This isn't a permanent addition to the menu. Rotating limited-edition flavours is something we've done from the beginning - it keeps the menu moving and gives us room to do things like this collaboration properly. But it also means the porchetta trio won't be here forever. When it's gone, it's gone, and we'd rather you didn't find out the hard way.

So if any of the three caught your eye, come in sooner rather than later.

Where to find them

The limited-edition porchetta trio is available now across Dal Fiorentino London. You'll find us in Notting Hill, Holborn, Fitzrovia, Brick Lane and Hoxton - every sandwich made fresh to order, the porchetta sliced when you order it.

Three sandwiches, one very good piece of porchetta, and not a lot of time. The only real question left is which one you try first.

Frequently asked questions

What is porchetta?

Porchetta is a traditional Italian roast pork - seasoned with herbs, rolled, and slow-cooked for hours until the meat is tender and the outside turns crisp. It's one of the most popular fillings in Italian sandwiches, and the porchetta in our limited-edition trio comes from Porchetta D'Alterio.

Where can I get a porchetta sandwich in London?

Our limited-edition porchetta sandwiches are available now at every Dal Fiorentino London location: Notting Hill, Holborn, Fitzrovia, Brick Lane and Hoxton. Each one is made fresh to order on schiacciata.

What's in the three limited-edition porchetta sandwiches?

There are three. The Smoky pairs porchetta with smoked stracciatella and grilled mixed vegetables. The Spicy adds 'nduja cream, aubergines, smoked stracciatella and spicy oil. The Skinny keeps it simple with rocket and truffle oil.

How long is the limited-edition porchetta menu available?

It's a limited edition, so it won't be on the menu permanently. We can't promise an exact end date - once it's gone, it's gone - so it's best to come in soon if you want to try it.

Who is Porchetta D'Alterio?

Porchetta D'Alterio is an Italian family business that has specialised in porchetta and slow-cooked pork for generations. We chose them for this collaboration after tasting their porchetta and deciding it was the best we could find.