Salumi

Not to be confused with salami.

For the restaurant in Seattle, see Salumi (restaurant).

Salumi from Italy served with red wine

Salumi (singular salume) is an Italian term describing the preparation of cured meat products made predominantly from pork. Salumi include bresaola, which is made from beef, and also cooked products such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto.

The word salumi comes from the Italian word salume, pl. salumi "salted meat", derived from Latin sal "salt".

Aging salumi

Prosciutto di Parma

Salame di Felino

Examples of salumi include:

• Prosciutto – An Italian dry-cured ham that is thinly sliced and served uncooked (Italian: Prosciutto crudo)
  • Prosciutto di Parma
  • Prosciutto di San Daniele
  • Speck
  • Culatello
  • Culaccia / Culatta
• Capocollo, also known as Coppa or Capicola
• Bresaola
• Cotechino / Zampone
• Guanciale
• Lardo
• Lonza
• Lonzino
• Mortadella
• 'Nduja
• Pancetta – Italian bacon made of pork belly meat
• Salami – Cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat
  • Genoa salami
  • Salame di Felino, traditionally produced in Felino and other cities in the Parma province, qualifies for Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale
  • Soppressata
  • Strolghino
  • Ciauscolo

See also

• Charcuterie – Branch of cooking of prepared meat products, primarily from pork
• List of dried foods – Wikipedia list article
• List of sausages – Wikipedia list article
• Salumeria