Salumi

Not to be confused with salami.
For the restaurant in Seattle, see Salumi (restaurant).
Salumi from Italy served with red wine

Salumi are Italian cold cuts predominantly made from pork. Salumi include bresaola, which is made from beef, and also cooked products such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto. Salami is a specific type of salumi.

The word salumi comes from the Italian word salume, pl. salumi "salted meat", derived from Latin sal "salt".[1]

Aging salumi
Prosciutto di Parma

Examples of salumi include:

See also

References

  1. OED sv. salumeria, n.

External links

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