Salumi (sg.: salume, Italian: [saˈluːme]) 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.

Italian wine and salumi
Aging salumi
Prosciutto di Parma
Salame Felino

The word salume, 'salted meat', derives from the Latin sal, 'salt'.

Examples of salumi include:

See also

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  Media related to Salumi at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ OED sv. salumeria, n.