Salumi

Not to be confused with salami.

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

Salumi from Italy

Salumi are Italian cured meat products and predominantly made from pork. It comes from the Italian word salume, pl. salumi "salted meat", derived from Latin sal "salt". The term salumi also encompasses bresaola, which is made from beef, and also cooked products such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto. The word salumi is distinct from salami (from the Italian word: salame, pl. salami). Salami is a specific type of salumi.

Aging salumi

Prosciutto di Parma

Examples of salumi include:

• Prosciutto (Italian: Prosciutto crudo)
  • Prosciutto di Parma
  • Prosciutto di San Daniele
  • Speck
  • Culatello
    • Culaccia / Culatta
• Prosciutto cotto (ham)
• Coppa or Capicola
• Bresaola
• Cotechino / Zampone
• Guanciale
• Lardo
• Mortadella
• Pancetta
• Salame
  • Salame genovese di Sant'Olcese
  • Salame di Felino
  • 'Nduja
  • Soppressata
  • Ciauscolo

See also

• Charcuterie