Salumi facts for kids

Italian wine and salumi

Salumi (singular salume) are Italian meat products typical of an antipasto, predominantly made from pork and cured. Salumi also include bresaola, which is made from beef, and some cooked products, such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto.

The word salumi, "salted meat," derives from Latin sal, "salt".

Aging salumi

Prosciutto di Parma

Salame di Felino

Examples of salumi include:

• Prosciutto (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
• Salami
  • 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

In Spanish: Salumi para niños