To prepare pasta with zucchini, speck and gorgonzola, first put a pot of water on the heat to cook the pasta. Cut the speck into thin strips (1). Trim the zucchini and cut them in half lengthwise (2), ...

What is it? Speck is an Italian type of cured meat, or salumi, that is smoked and tastes similar to American bacon. But speck comes from hog legs, while bacon is from pork belly. To make speck, a cut ...