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Abruzzi Salami
History
The first evidences of the diffusion of the salami production in Abruzzi date back to the Ancient Chapters of the Town of Lanciano (1592). Until the end of the 1950s, most of the foodstuff processing was carried out within the holdings producing the raw materials or it was even based on homemade products. Food industries as we know them today were only a few, although in a short time their number, or better the quantities they produced, got the whiphand on handmade production. However, the latter has survived, often with the same production methods handed down from generation to generation. The taste of the classical homemade Abruzzi salami is unlikely to be equaled by mass production.
Current Production Area in the Park: In the whole Park area, in Abruzzi.
Description
A traditional product of Regione Abruzzo, it has a cylindrical or slightly conic shape, sometimes irregular, with a weight of about 300 g. It is prepared with thin and fat pork meat minced with a medium grain, mixed together with salt, pepper, and other natural aromas. After being packed and tied, the salami mature for a period going from 20-40 days to 100-180 days.
Product Availability: The meat is mainly processed in autumn, characterized by lower temperatures, more favorable to the processing of the product in the following stages, but the product is for sale all year round.