Salumi

Parma ham

Parma ham is a completely natural foodstuff consisting of pork and salt. Lots of factors affect the flavour of this ham: the great skill of the master salters, the sweet-smelling air of the hills of Parma in Emilia-Romagna and the long and patient ageing it is subjected to. Parma ham is seasoned, salt-cured and air-dried but not smoked; no chemical substances, preservatives or food additives are used to produce it.

Salame soppressa

This is a course ground pork, flattened salami from the Veneto region. Compared to Napoli salame the spiciness of soppressa is more gradual, similar to a chorizo.

Mortadella

Another world-famous specialty from Bologna in Emilia-Romagna. Mortadella consists of very fine pork meat with pistachios with a very mild flavour similar to cooked ham.