Salumi are Italian meat products typical of an antipasto, predominantly made from pork and cured. Salumi also include bresaola, which is made from beef, and some cooked products, such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto.
The word salumi, "salted meat," derives from Latin sal, "salt".
Examples of salumi include:
- Prosciutto – Italian dry-cured ham that is thinly sliced and served uncooked (Italian: Prosciutto crudo) Prosciutto di Parma Prosciutto di San Daniele Speck Culatello Culaccia / Culatta
- Capocollo, also known as Coppa or Capicola – Italian and Corsican pork cold cut
- Bresaola – Air dried and salted beef
- Cotechino – Type of Italian sausage
- Zampone
- Guanciale – Italian cured meat product
- Lardo – Cured and seasoned strips of pig fat
- Lonza – Meat delicacy
- Lonzino
- Mortadella – Large Italian (pork) sausage
- 'Nduja – Italian spicy, spreadable sausage made with pork
- Pancetta – Italian bacon made of pork belly meat
- Salami – Cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat Genoa salami Salame di Felino, traditionally produced in Felino and other cities in the Parma province, qualifies for Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale Soppressata – Italian dry salami (sausage) Strolghino Ciauscolo