salumi
Prosciutto and bresaola
Salumi is the Italian term for cured meat products—prosciutto, salami, pancetta, coppa, and the like.
The word has gained currency in English as Italian charcuterie has become more widely available: The salumi board featured three kinds of cured ham.
The singular salume refers to a single type of cured meat.
Uncooked cured Italian ham
- soppressataCoarse Italian dry-cured salami
- capicolaDry-cured pork shoulder
- mortadellaItalian pork cold cut
- pancettaItalian salt-cured belly
Italian appetizer course
- slicedDivided by cutting
- platterLarge flat serving dish
- boardFlat rigid panel
- bruschettaGrilled bread with toppings
crostini · grissini · olives · giardiniera · focaccia · pecorino · parmigiano · fig
Preserved with salt, no brine
- agedAdvanced in years
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
- preservedKept from deterioration
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
brined · fermented · air-dried · seasoned · cellar · humidity · mold · casing
Made by skilled craftspeople
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- regionalRelating to an area
DOP · heritage · small-batch · family · Italian · Emilia-Romagna · Calabria · Tuscany
prosciutto
Uncooked cured Italian ham
- soppressataCoarse Italian dry-cured salami
- capicolaDry-cured pork shoulder
- mortadellaItalian pork cold cut
pancetta · speck · guanciale · lardo · salame · coppa · cacciatore
antipasto
Italian appetizer course
bruschetta · crostini · grissini · olives · giardiniera · focaccia · pecorino · parmigiano · fig · melon
dry-cured
Preserved with salt, no brine
smoked · brined · fermented · air-dried · seasoned · cellar · humidity · mold · casing · hanging
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
peppery · fennel · garlic · spiced · marbled · silky · rich · piquant · delicate · aromatic
artisanal
Made by skilled craftspeople
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
regional · DOP · heritage · small-batch · family · Italian · Emilia-Romagna · Calabria · Tuscany · producer
- Italian foodpasta, spaghetti, risotto, gnocchi, ravioli
- Italian deliprosciutto, mortadella, coppa, capicola, capocollo
- Italian marketsvendors, stalls, produce, fruit stands, produce stands
- italian appetizersbruschetta, caprese, antipasto, prosciutto, carpaccio
- aperitivoAperol, Aperol spritz, Campari, spritz, prosecco
- Tuscan foodpanzanella, panforte, vin santo, tortelli
salumifresh meat
Naive new targets
raw meat · fresh cuts · prime cuts · steaks · chops