What is Coppa Piacentina? The recipe for this traditional Italian deli meat has been passed down for generations, and in every country farmhouse, Coppa was considered a special treat, eaten for holidays and other special occasions. Some of those recipes found around the Nure and Trebbia Valleys date back to the 1800s, when Coppa was known as Bondiola and described as a cured pork cut seasoned with salt, pepper, cinnamon, sugar and cloves