Salumi

Lardo is the protective layer of fat from high up on the pig's back. The slabs of fat, layered with bay, rosemary, garlic, spices and salt, are pu...

A unique salami made from big, hand cut pieces of loin, shoulder and ham mixed with chilli (the spice is warm rather than hot) and fennel seeds. Ha...

Hot spreading salami made with 1/3rd chilli, 1/3rd fat and 1/3rd lean meat. In Cervicati the tradition is to eat nduja on bread, never to cook with...

The highly prized 'heart' of the ham that is stitched into a pig's bladder and aged for 24 months. It is an ancient cut and comes from the Bassa Pa...

Massimo's most unusual salami is the mortandela, a seasonal salami in the shape of a patty, bound by caul, which can be either sliced and eaten or ...

With a butchers shop in Alba, home of the white truffle , it is no surprise that Mauro and Chiara have chosen to season one of their smaller salami...

This is the perfect salami; small enough to fit in your handbag but (perhaps) large enough to last a few days. Taste the nutmeg that is used in the...

There are two chubby little Campagnolo salami in each pack, each seasoned with fennel, garlic and a touch of chilli. They are only cured for a matt...

Pierre Oteiza's traditional, local salami, seasoned with rum and black peppercorns then stuffed into the caecum casing which gives its distinctive ...

Pancetta is the belly of the pig that is cured for just 4-8 weeks. While it is safe to eat raw, pancetta is generally used in the kitchen adding fl...

Pierre Oteiza's saucisse seche is meaty and addictively chewy. It is seasoned with Piment d'Espelette, a mild chilli used locally in place of black...

Pierre Oteiza keeps his black Cochon Basque pigs in the Pyrenees some 6kms from the border with Spain. Chorizo is very traditional in this - French...

There are many different types of Sopressa made across the Veneto. Ours is made with cuts from the loin, shoulder, coppa and seasoned with fresh ga...

Soppressata is the traditional salame from Calabria made with the best meat from the prosciutto and the shoulder mixed with chilli and salt The dar...

The loin of pork that Carlo Pieri rolls in black pepper and fennel and then cures for 4 months. It is hung in paper to prevent it from drying out t...

Like little Italian beer sticks, these salsicce stagionate from Mauro and Chiara Casetta are long, thin and chewy. They are perfect in picnics and ...

Guanciale is the cured cheek and is used a lot in Italian cooking instead of pancetta but what a lot of people don't know is how delicious it is to...

Strolghino di Culatello - to give its full name - is a traditional salame from the Bassa Parmense made with the offcuts from Culatello production. ...

A salame made with prime cuts from the shoulder, loin and ham mixed with the best back fat. It is seasoned with garlic and then smoked overnight ov...

The Nero dei Nebrodi pig takes 2 years mature to the small size of just 130kg - of which 70% is fat. Not a viable proposition to most farmers but i...

Mauro and Chiara Casetta use local wines from the Langhe region to season their salami and this is their favourite; the best cuts from shoulder, be...

The classic tuscan slicing salami from Carlo Pieri. It is seasoned with fennel seeds and fennel pollen that are picked by his mum and it is always ...

Massimo Corra makes our coppa in the Val di Non. He first rubs it with cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg and star anise and then smokes it. Traditionally...

Capocollo is the same cut as coppa (the name in the North) and is the muscle from the neck that is cured all over Italy. Salumai love the beautiful...