What is "salumi"

n. Cooked meats.

Salumi is a salumeria and restaurant in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of downtown Seattle, Washington.

Salumi was founded by Armandino Batali, the father of New York chef Mario Batali, and is now run as a family business with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law owning and operating.

In the episode "Pacific Northwest" of the show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on the Travel Channel, chef and host Anthony Bourdain visited and dined in Salumi. In the segment, Bourdain participated in the process of curing meat and showed Armandino's sister making gnocchi in the front window. The show also mentioned and displayed the frequent long line in this restaurant.

Salumi was also featured on Travel Channel's Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America. Adam Richman met with Gina Batali, Mario's sister, and sampled the Oxtail sandwich, which is only featured at the restaurant a few times a year.

Salumi are Italian cold cuts predominantly made from pork. Salumi include bresaola, which is made from beef, and also cooked products such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto. Salami is a specific type of salumi.

The word salumi comes from the Italian word salume, pl. salumi "salted meat", derived from Latin sal "salt".

Examples of salumi include:

• Prosciutto (Italian: Prosciutto crudo)
  • Prosciutto di Parma
  • Prosciutto di San Daniele
  • Speck
  • Strolghino
  • Culatello
  • Culaccia / Culatta
• Prosciutto cotto (ham)
• Coppa or Capicola
• Bresaola
• Cotechino / Zampone
• Guanciale
• Lardo
• Mortadella
• Pancetta
• Salami
  • Genoa salami
  • Salame di Felino, traditionally produced in Felino and other cities in the Parma province, qualifies for Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale
  • 'Nduja
  • Soppressata
  • Ciauscolo