Salami
Salami is a sausage that first came from Italy. The name comes from the Italian salare meaning to make something salty.
The original salami was made from a mix of chopped pork and salt which was dried using air in a casing. Now there are many types of salamis made in some countries. Nearly all are seasoned with a combination of herbs and spices in addition to salt. Salamis are now sometimes smoked or cooked before air drying. Some kinds are made of beef while others mix beef and pork. Most, if not all Italian salamis have garlic in them, but few German kinds do, for example. Some, like a few salamis from Spain, include paprika or chili. The difference between some types is in how coarse or fine the meat is chopped. Some "light" salami might add turkey or chicken to reduce both fat and calories.
Many salamis are named after the city or region where they come from. Some examples are Arles, Genoese, Hungarian, and Milano salamis.
Salami Media
Salami and salumi shop in Ventimiglia (Italy)
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Production of sausages at Thanksgiving 2008 in Resiutta in the Fella valley / Canal del Ferro / Friuli-Venezia Giulia / Italy /
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A holder frame used in the manufacture of salami
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Salami aging in a cellar (Valle Unite salumi in Piemonte)
Pane e salame (lit. 'bread and salami')
Ticinese salami and salametti
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Finocchiona, salume / salami sausage with fennel from Tuscany, Italy
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Salame friulano
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3 Sorten italienische Salami
