Salami is a general term that refers to a group of cold cuts and cured meats, traditionally made with pork meat and pork fat.
Salami Around the World
Different curing processes for meat preservation have been widely practised in different regions in Italy where they call it salame.
They call it….
Salam in Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey
Szalami in Hungary
Salam in Slovak
Salami in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and France.
The Curing Process
The curing process involves a lot of fermentation. You allow the meat to sit and accumulate good bacteria, which destroy and hinder the growth of potentially harmful ones.
Additionally, curing includes a lot of drying until the meat loses 30 percent of internal hydration.
Drying and curing locks in savory flavor and rich aroma into the meat.
Meat used in Salami
Although salami is traditionally made with pork, today we find different kinds of meat infused with fat content and a variety of ingredients.
You can find cured meats made of beef, wild boar, goose, donkey, goat, and horse.
Visit the nearest Magsons outlet for your choice of salami.
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